The general secretaries of major teaching unions have condemned the next step in the government’s education recovery plan, describing it as ‘incomplete’ and ‘hugely disappointing’.
Pledging an additional £1.4bn investment into England’s education, the government has today promised £1bn for 100 million hours of tutoring, £253m for teacher training and development, and £153m for new programmes for Early Years practitioners.
Criticism has highlighted the much larger figure previously discussed, pointing to a ‘battle’ behind the scenes ‘clearly won’ by the Treasury. It has also been suggested that the announcement has been made during half-term to avoid attracting attention.
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