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To solve the problems facing our schools, our unions need to work together
Only close collaboration between UCU and NEU can tackle the crisis in post-16 education, writes ARETHA GREEN

TOMORROW, delegates at the first National Education Union (NEU) conference will debate issues in post-16 education. 

The sector has suffered significant underfunding; approximately 20 per cent in real terms under this government. 

The cuts have coincided with significant and rapid government changes. Assessment has been the main focus, coursework is disappearing and exams have been altered to force students to simply regurgitate knowledge.

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