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HUNDREDS of youngsters in North Tyneside have become victims of England’s crumbling schools after more than a decade of government failure to invest in education.
About 200 students from Churchill Community College at Wallsend in Tyne and Wear are being forced to move to an empty office building because the college has to be checked for safety after a roof fell in at another school.
The office building has no educational equipment and no facilities for providing hot meals.
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY
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