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NUT comment on social mobility agenda

5 April 2011

Commenting on the Government's strategy for tackling social mobility, Opening Doors, Breaking Barriers: A Strategy for Social Mobility, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers' union said:

“Fine words and work placements will not undo the social damage created by the coalition government's policies. The cuts to public services, including Sure Start centres, will simply lead to a vast reduction in the support and facilities available to those most in need.

“If Nick Clegg is serious about addressing social mobility, he would do well to return to his pre-election promises of abolishing tuition fees. Staggeringly high university fees coupled with the reduction to the Educational Maintenance Allowance will ensure that it is only the usual suspects who will have access to further education and higher education.

“The Government needs to recognise that these aspirations for social mobility mean nothing without the money to implement them. Axing local authority budgets, which leads to reduced public services and social provision, takes away the very means by which adults and children can maximise their potential in life. There is nothing fair in such an agenda”.



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