"According to an analysis by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), school funding needs to be increased by £5.7bn to achieve the basic... https://t.co/GtQYpitKNZ
They ought to stop putting stockbrokers and accountants in advisory positions for education. They look at one thing and one thing only, money, and not at the child's... https://t.co/cweiHyFm8J
"China has committed £22bn to education technology research; Britain has given less than £1m."
Even if we adjust that for population differences - China's population being roughly 21x greater than ours - Britain has invested around £21m vs China's... https://t.co/LqtWRuvRdu
"My daughter said to me: Mummy, maybe we can start selling things,” Wilson recalls. “She told me: We can sell my toys. We can sell cakes.” https://t.co/ybJVk8YwoK
"I’m so tired. A boy was dropped off at my house at 1am. He arrived with absolutely nothing so after tucking him in, I went to the 24-hour supermarket to buy him a... https://t.co/7tMFmfHXci
'"When children are food deprived it alters their behaviour and they do become quite food obsessed, so we have some children who will be stealing fruit cores from the bins," she added.' https://t.co/qEdFUhws0U
"It warned that these conditions were having a crippling effect on the children’s capacity to learn and grow, with increasing absences, behaviour problems and feelings of shame." https://t.co/vvqZMvZ2f9
"Is it to pay for the glue sticks and toilet paper that schools have been forced to ask parents to provide? Or will it go towards the snacks that I keep in my desk for students who come to school hungry?" https://t.co/1SpPyF8sYO
"Credit must go to all teachers who work so hard each and every day as they give their all to make sure that each child receives the best education possible." https://t.co/cyup4pINc6