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TEACHERS have voted for the government to set maximum limits on class sizes, as most say the issue is having a negative impact on their pupils’ progress.
A survey by the NASUWT teaching union, published at its annual conference in Birmingham on Sunday, found that three quarters of teachers said their class sizes were increasing.
More than a third (37 per cent) said their class sizes had increased significantly over the past five years, the poll of 3,000 teachers found.
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
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