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The president of teaching union NASUWT threw a spotlight yesterday on the government’s shameful record on tackling inequality in schools.
Geoff Branner told delegates at the union’s annual conference in Birmingham the government “could and should do more” to tackle the rising numbers of children being plunged into poverty and deprivation,
Instead Tories are “giving priority to a policy of tax breaks for the immeasurably wealthy.”
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
NICOLA SARAH HAWKINS explains how an under-regulated introduction of AI into education is already exacerbating inequalities