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The race to the bottom in education cannot be allowed to continue, writes DANIEL KEBEDE
Protesters outside Sheffield Girls' School, as teachers at 23 independent schools within the Girls' Day School Trust (GDST) go on strike over pensions, with around 1,500 members of the NEU teaching union involved

TEACHERS’ strikes take place today amid a crisis, not just for teacher pay, but for our education system. 

The government has once again missed targets for teacher recruitment in secondary schools this year, recruiting only 59 per cent of the teachers needed. 

Daniel Kebede
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