Angela Rayner calls for inquiry into Tory school reforms that put state schools at a disadvantage

Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, is calling for an inquiry into Tory school reforms that are putting state schools at a disadvantage to private schools, saying:

“We cannot have an education system with different rules for the privileged few.

“It is totally wrong that Tory reforms are putting state school pupils at a disadvantage compared to their counterparts who can afford a private education.

“We urgently need to get to the bottom of this situation. A full, root and branch review of Tory reforms to qualifications and their impact on pupils is needed.

“The next Labour government will deliver a National Education Service that works for the many, not the few”.

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· https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/dec/29/exam-reforms-boost-private-pupils-in-race-for-universities