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Etonian Boris does not understand the scale of school funding crisis, unions warn
Leaked government document reveals plans to create a new generation of ‘free schools’
Boris Johnson flattens a Japanese school boy at a street rugby event in Tokyo in 2015

BORIS JOHNSON “does not understand” the scale of the funding crisis in Britain’s schools, trade unionists have warned after a leaked document revealed government plans to change the education system.

A confidential briefing marked “official-sensitive” shows discussions taking place among members of Education Secretary Gavin Williamson’s team over how to “reform” Britain’s struggling schools.

Controversial suggestions include creating a new generation of “free schools” and setting up alternative schools for excluded children.

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