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NEARLY a third of teachers who began work in England’s state schools in 2010 were not in the classroom five years later, figures published by schools minister Nick Gibb showed yesterday.
And around one in eight had left after just a year.
Association of Teachers and Lecturers senior policy adviser Alison Ryan said: “The loss of teachers is a tragic and expensive waste, and particularly catastrophic as the number of pupils is are set to increase dramatically over the next few years.
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
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