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HEADTEACHERS will be forced to cut spending in their schools to give teachers a pay rise under new Tory plans, unions warned yesterday.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan recommended on Wednesday night that all teachers in England should get a 1 per cent pay rise.
But the government has not increased school funding, meaning any pay rises will have to come from existing school budgets.
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
