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People listen to Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary National Education Union (NEU) speaking at a rally in Westminster, London, as they stage walkouts across England in an ongoing dispute over pay, May 2, 2023
THE Tory government’s failure to invest in children has united the teaching profession “as never before,” the National Education Union (NEU) stressed today as tens of thousands of its members across England downed tools once again.
In a stirring speech to striking teachers outside Downing Street, joint general secretary Kevin Courtney said: “We have a high moral purpose and we are going to win.
“We are mad as hell and aren’t going to put up with this any more. We are demanding that this government invests in this generation of children.”
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
