NEU comments on Commitment by Labour to tackle inequality

Commenting on the commitment of a Labour Government  to create a new Social Justice Commission, Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said:

“We welcome Labour’s commitment to turning around the growing problem of poverty and inequality that was never properly addressed by this Governments flawed concept of social mobility.  

‘Poverty and social disadvantage hold far too many children and young people back. In a recent National Education Union* survey of teachers on child poverty, 49% of respondents told us that poverty and low income affects the learning of children to a large extent.  

‘Teachers also told us of the extremes many students face such as hunger, lack of adequate housing , or lack of suitable clothing for winter and nearly 50% of our members commenting that this already intolerable situation has worsened since 2016.”