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Gove shamed as amateur teachers flop
Union claims victory after schools snub plan to stuff classrooms with unqualified staff
Mainstream schools have snubbed Michael Gove's call to swap qualified teachers for moonlighting jobbers, with just one in 40 teachers traded.
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) claimed a victory against the Education Secretary after figures released under the Freedom of Information Act showed "encouraging" resistance to the coalition policy.
The free school scheme, which bankrolls new privately run schools, has suffered harsh criticism from community groups and teaching unions.
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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
