Tristram Hunt, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, responding to the Tory education announcement, said:

“This is desperate attempt by the Tories to try to overshadow their failures on school standards.

"On their watch, 1.6 million pupils are being educated in schools that are rated lower than ‘good’ by OFSTED. And as a result of David Cameron’s unqualified teachers policy, more than 400,000 pupils are being taught by unqualified teachers.

"Labour has a better plan for education. We will ensure that every teacher is qualified or working towards qualified teacher status and introduce a new Master Teacher status to raise the standing of the profession. That is how we improve education for every child, in every classroom.”


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