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TEACHERS called for an urgent review into all public private partnership (PPP) contracts yesterday following the closure of schools built under the scheme due to safety fears.
Education union EIS made the call as Edinburgh City Council was forced to shut 17 schools after “serious defects” were discovered last week.
The closures have affected approximately 9,000 children, many of whom are studying for exams.
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
The EIS president who defended Marxist politics in the 1980s fought Thatcherite educational policies while organising Teachers for Peace rallies and ensuring Morning Star circulation in Scotland’s pit villages and factories, writes JOHN FOSTER
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