Speaking to a fringe meeting at the party's annual gathering, he told delegates he would also use his speech to outline plans to get the best leaders into schools.
Gove added that the Conservative's education policies would focus on learning from other countries that have transformed their education systems by setting up schools outside of local authority control.
He said: "We need to start catching up with those other nations that have pulled ahead. If you look at those areas which have improved education most, one thing is striking. They have always ensured that the bureaucratic monoply responsible for education, particularly in areas of failure and poverty, has been broken."
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