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What is the point of the government’s schools white paper?
Instead of listening to teachers, the bureaucrats and politicians have proposed yet more platitudes and targets that will do nothing to solve the real problems within education, writes LUCY COLEMAN
ANDY McDONALD MP says Labour must show it is capable of delivering real improvements in people’s lives — bold action is required
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France Insoumise MP JEROME LEGAVRE speaks to Christophe Domec on building the Europe-wide peace movement that came together in the International Conference Against War last weekend
At last weekend’s International Conference Against War, LINDA PENTZ GUNTER talks to the Palestinian physician and politician about the struggles ahead to achieve a truly free Palestine
IF EVER educators needed confirmation of how out of touch the Department for Education is with the reality of education in Britain, then the recent schools white paper would surely be it.
Sadly, it’s not surprising that the white paper falls far short in terms of any promising changes to education policy, nor does it offer any significant additional funding.
The plan comes with a pledge of £5 billion, which is far short of what is needed to address the serious shortfalls in education funding and is only a third of the recommended figure for education recovery from recovery tsar Kevan Collins.
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