The demands on our schools are increasing. We want high-quality teaching that delivers progress and attainment targets, evidence of planning for every eventuality, and strategies to address every mark missed. And we also want schools to keep our children safe. But what happens when the risk of harm faced by children increases, while availability and access to key external services decrease?
“We collaborate closely with the village community organisation to ensure that families which need financial support receive it. We should not really have to do this in the country with the fifth largest economy in the world”
Chair, LA maintained nursery and primary school.
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