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Our schools need more money
An alliance of trade unions and councillors prepares to take on the government and its policies. HENRY FOWLER reports
FIGHTBACK: Henry Fowler with one of the demo placards
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The NEU’s annual conference promises heated debate, with motions on international politics, curriculum reform and union amalgamation likely to provoke strong reactions and challenge the status quo, writes Education for Tomorrow editor ROBERT POOLE
ON Tuesday, ahead of the Spending Review, I joined a delegation of councillors in handing a letter to Damian Hinds urging him to provide more money for our schools.
This letter, coordinated by NEU members and councillors Maggie Browning and Jumbo Chan, was signed by 1,115 councillors of all parties and backed by the F40 group of local authorities — a group comprised of the most underfunded local authorities (LAs) in the country.
Since 2010 60p in every £1 of local government spending has been cut and consequently local government funding and the services it provides face financial ruin under this government.
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