Short-term fixes won’t solve schools’ long-term issues

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is turning the spending taps on, with more expected on Wednesday. Yet, however big the sums are, they're ultimately drawn from a limited pot of taxpayer money.

Every pound counts, and where money is spent tells us about a government’s priorities.

The education secretary, Gavin Williamson, squeezed £1 billion out of the Treasury to help England’s children catch up on the several months of education they’ve missed since late March. But he must have looked on enviously at the £1.5 billion cash injection that the Chancellor has given culture secretary Oliver Dowden to support our theatres and museums.

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Source: https://www.tes.com/news/coronavirus-justine-greening-education-government-must-put-money-where-its-mouth

Rt Hon Justine Greening

Founder, Social Mobility Pledge and the C-19 Business Pledge

Former Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities, Secretary of State for International Development, Secretary of State for Transport, Economic Secretary to the Treasury