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PARENTS will be “silenced” under the government’s plan to force all schools to convert to academies, teachers warned yesterday.
The Tories’ education white paper revealed that Whitehall plans to scrap reserved places on governing bodies for parents — despite Education Secretary Nicky Morgan promising to put parents “at the heart of everything we do.”
Ministers were also accused of failing to include the £700 million cost of academy conversion in Wednesday’s Budget.
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
