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Teacher quitting over 'damaging' policies sends open letter to Gove

A TEACHER of 14 years published a scathing letter to Michael Gove yesterday saying she was quitting her job because of his “damaging” policies.

Lucy Fey was hailed by other teachers after she said on social media she was leaving her primary school job over the government’s “huge” pressure on staff as well as pupils.

She said that the Education Secretary’s reforms allowed children “little time to be children. 

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