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PARENTS revealed yesterday how they have been asked to fork out hundreds a year towards their children’s education to “top up” funding cuts made by the Tory government.
Teaching union NASUWT warned of a growing culture of paid-for schooling at taxpayer-backed schools as it released the results of an annual study on the cost of education.
One parent said they had been asked to pay £600 a year towards costs and were told by a head teacher that it was “to top up the cuts they have had in funding.”
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
What’s behind the stubborn gender gap in Stem disciplines ask ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT in their column Science and Society
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