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| It will be another decade before reforms raise standards in England's secondary schools, former education secretary David Blunkett has suggested. | It will be another decade before reforms raise standards in England's secondary schools, former education secretary David Blunkett has suggested. |
| Changes to primary school education saw test results improve sharply in the 1990s but improvements in secondary schools will take longer, he said. | Changes to primary school education saw test results improve sharply in the 1990s but improvements in secondary schools will take longer, he said. |
| He also said his citizenship lessons were not yet working as intended. | He also said his citizenship lessons were not yet working as intended. |
| Mr Blunkett made the comments in an interview with his successor, Estelle Morris, for the Teachers' TV channel. | Mr Blunkett made the comments in an interview with his successor, Estelle Morris, for the Teachers' TV channel. |
| He said: "In 1997 we adopted the phrase 'standards not structures'. | He said: "In 1997 we adopted the phrase 'standards not structures'. |
| We need to renew our commitment to ensure citizenship is not seen as a diversion or a burden David Blunkett | We need to renew our commitment to ensure citizenship is not seen as a diversion or a burden David Blunkett |
| "The first policy document of the Blair government was the white paper on education, including Sure Start, literacy and numeracy. | "The first policy document of the Blair government was the white paper on education, including Sure Start, literacy and numeracy. |
| "I believe that we did start to change the world but that it will take another decade to achieve at secondary what we achieved at primary." | "I believe that we did start to change the world but that it will take another decade to achieve at secondary what we achieved at primary." |
| He also acknowledged that his project to make citizenship lessons a key part of school life - one of Mr Blunkett's key policies during his time as education secretary - had not yet succeeded. | He also acknowledged that his project to make citizenship lessons a key part of school life - one of Mr Blunkett's key policies during his time as education secretary - had not yet succeeded. |
| He said: "I believe it is crucial to have citizenship on the menu to prepare youngsters for modern life. | He said: "I believe it is crucial to have citizenship on the menu to prepare youngsters for modern life. |
| "I don't think we have entirely got it right yet. We need to renew our commitment to ensure citizenship is not seen as a diversion or a burden." | "I don't think we have entirely got it right yet. We need to renew our commitment to ensure citizenship is not seen as a diversion or a burden." |
| A spokesman for the Department for Education and Skills said: "Thousands of secondary school pupils have already benefited from the reforms and investment that this government has made in education - Key Stage, GCSE and A-level results, international comparisons, and Ofsted reports - make this clear. | A spokesman for the Department for Education and Skills said: "Thousands of secondary school pupils have already benefited from the reforms and investment that this government has made in education - Key Stage, GCSE and A-level results, international comparisons, and Ofsted reports - make this clear. |
| "Year on year standards are rising." |