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BILLIONS of pounds are to be cut from education budgets despite the fact that schools are already running on the goodwill of support staff working for free, the GMB union warned yesterday.
The union, which represents school support staff, said that the future of education is threatened by government austerity — a shocking £3 billion is to be axed from the education budget by 2020.
A GMB report published yesterday suggested that bosses are relying on support staff to keep schools functioning amid cuts and tight budgets.
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
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
