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VULNERABLE children have been failed by government policies, Labour said yesterday, after Ofsted announced that more than 100 schools have not improved for over a decade.
The education watchdog’s annual report shows that 135 schools in England have not recorded a good inspection in the last 10 years, with many of them having high proportions of pupils from deprived areas and low-income backgrounds.
High staff turnover, recruitment difficulties and unstable leadership were problems noted at the schools.
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
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
