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Government failing disadvantaged students by not providing them with equipment for remote learning, teachers warn
Staff have worked hard to support students under difficult conditions throughout the pandemic
by Matt Trinder
Industrial Reporter
DISADVANTAGED students are being let down by the government’s failure to provide enough devices for remote learning, the National Education Union (NEU) said today.
Research by the Sutton Trust has revealed that just 10 per cent of teachers surveyed reported that all their students had adequate devices.
With schools forced to switch to online teaching without notice last week, the union accused Education Secretary Gavin Williamson of not taking his responsibility towards children’s learning seriously.
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