‘We’ve taken a lot of nonsense out of the education system’‘We’ve taken a lot of nonsense out of the education system’Josh MacAlister isn’t wasting time. Young JoshMoving to rural southern Scotland during his secondary education, MacAlister took an interest in history, geography and politics, spurred on by current affairs discussions at home and by “great teachers”. “You have to pick, at a strategic and an operational level, someone from the school system who can speak on behalf of and control and coordinate the school system. ‘We should be so proud of academies’While the fragmentation of the school system presents a “coordination challenge”, MacAlister is unapologetic in his support for academies. You need that challenge in the system.”The Tories also deserve credit for “really going after standards”, MacAlister says.