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Government’s new education recovery plan funds not enough, teachers and Labour warn
National Education Union says the money will be insufficient in tackling educational inequalities and understaffing
Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes part in an online class during a visit to Sedgehill School in Lewisham, south east London
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TEACHERS and Labour said today that the government’s new education recovery plan lacks the funding required to tackle school understaffing and educational inequalities.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the £700 million education package aimed at supporting primary and secondary schools in England when they resume face-to-face teaching on March 8.
The funding, some of which had already been announced, includes a one-off £302m “recovery premium” to support pupils in state schools, a £200m budget for tutoring programmes and an additional £200m for summer schooling.
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