The Education Bill receives its second reading in Parliament on 8 February 2011.
Commenting in advance of the second reading, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, said:
“The Bill sets out a horrifying vision for the future of education in this country.
“The core values and ethos of state education, social justice, democratic accountability and equality, and the principle that education is a service held and managed in trust for the public, are all left in tatters by the provisions in this Bill.
“The public and parents are disenfranchised.
“Children’s rights are undermined.
“Parliamentary scrutiny is sidelined.
“There can be no doubt that a climate is being created for the free market to flourish.
“The concept of education free at the point of delivery is under attack by this Coalition Government.
“There is little to distinguish between the privatising changes being introduced by stealth in the NHS and the naked attempt in this Bill to limit access to education on the basis of ability to pay.”
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