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TEACHERS and parents vowed to “shake the government” over education cuts as hundreds marched in London yesterday.
NUT general secretary Kevin Courtney called on the government to take notice of teachers’ concerns as he told the Star that nearly one million people switched their vote from the Tories to Labour over education cuts.
He said it was a testament to the powerful campaign organised by parents’ groups and supported by teaching unions in opposition to devastating cuts planned by the government that would see the education budget slashed by £3 billion by 2020.
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
