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What is the point of the government’s schools white paper?
Instead of listening to teachers, the bureaucrats and politicians have proposed yet more platitudes and targets that will do nothing to solve the real problems within education, writes LUCY COLEMAN
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Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US world hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Natalia Marques looks at last week's ruling that Khalil can be deported and its implications
We are not here to advocate for the arms industry or its CEOs, writes STEVE HANDFORD, and that means we must take a stand against the government’s spending on war
Educators must fight for an inclusive, creative system that values all children
Although our sector is hearing better things from the current government, the recognition that what we do is education in its own right, rather than just childcare, is still not reflected in policy, writes LUCY COLEMAN
IF EVER educators needed confirmation of how out of touch the Department for Education is with the reality of education in Britain, then the recent schools white paper would surely be it.
Sadly, it’s not surprising that the white paper falls far short in terms of any promising changes to education policy, nor does it offer any significant additional funding.
The plan comes with a pledge of £5 billion, which is far short of what is needed to address the serious shortfalls in education funding and is only a third of the recommended figure for education recovery from recovery tsar Kevan Collins.
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Although our sector is hearing better things from the current government, the recognition that what we do is education in its own right, rather than just childcare, is still not reflected in policy, writes LUCY COLEMAN
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