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TRISTRAM HUNT has shone a spotlight on top Tories’ plot to run schools for profit if they win the general election.
Labour’s shadow education secretary gave a “cast-iron guarantee” at the weekend that he would never support for-profit schooling when pressed on the issue at NASUWT conference.
But he warned teachers that there was a “drum beat” towards the controversial move within the Conservative Party.
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