Queen s Speech reveals the new laws Boris Johnson s Government plans for the next 12 months
Tougher sentences for serious criminals, more animal welfare measures and help for the NHS are included in the 2021 Queen s Speech
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Boris Johnson s Government has set out its proposals for the year ahead - including an emergency plan to clear a backlog of almost five million patients requiring NHS treatment.
North East schools are set to lose up to £7 million in a Government stealth funding cut
Teaching union leaders and MPs have written to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson urging him to think again
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Funding for North East schools has been cut by between £5m and £7m , after the government quietly changed a rule about how money is allocated.
Schools could see recovery money wiped out by funding allocation changes eveningexpress.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eveningexpress.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Shorter holidays and longer work day under UK government’s school catch-up plan
Ahead of the reopening of schools begun March 8 in England, with Scotland and Wales returned earlier, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced the government is considering a five-term year, a longer school day and shorter holidays in the summer. The six-week summer break could lose two weeks.
Boris Johnson during his televised speech from Downing Street on Tuesday evening (Credit: Downing Street gov.uk)
The proposals will increase the risk of pupils and educators catching and spreading the coronavirus. Dressed up as an “education recovery package for children and young people” to catch-up on lost learning during the pandemic, it will intensify the exploitation of education workers already exhausted by the government’s schools policies since the pandemic began.
Education Secretary speech to FED National Education Summit gov.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gov.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.