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TEACHERS gave a collective sigh of despair yesterday as the Queen’s Speech showed no signs of let-up in Michael Gove’s ideological assault on state education.
Teaching unions NUT, NASUWT and ATL all hit out at the policy statement’s failure to address concerns around privatisation and pension cuts.
“It is deeply disappointing that there is no change signalled in the Queen’s Speech regarding the direction of education policy in the run-up to the general election,” said NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates.
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
Government urged to consider further measures
