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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
