Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has defended his views on free schools saying it's "not a great coalition crisis" but rather a difference of opinion.
Mr Clegg will dramatically disown key parts of the coalition's education policy in a speech at a London school this week.
He insists all teachers should be qualified and the national curriculum should be taught in every school.
Speaking to Sky News, he said the Liberal Democrats view on education was not a "state secret".
"Of course there are tensions and pinch points, we are not identical parties," he said.
"No one should be surprised about this and it's not a political crisis when some of those differences are articulated in public."
Mr Clegg maintains he is a supporter of free schooling but wants to strike a "sensible balance" between Labour and the Conservatives.
"Yes, give schools more freedom and autonomy but also give parents the reassurance that there children … are taught by qualified teachers to the same standard as any other school in the rest of the country," he said.
He says, on the one hand, Labour wants to "strangle" school autonomy and micromanage everything in the classroom, while the Conservatives don't want any "basic standards".
Mr Clegg denies the new stance is an attempt to cosy up to Labour, calling the suggestion "complete and utter nonsense".
He also played down suggestions of a rift with fellow Lib Dem and schools minister David Laws, who last week defended the performance of unqualified teachers.
"David Laws is right that that is the policy of the Department for Education. He is quite right in stating that is the present approach," he added.
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