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As a head teacher
As a head teacher I was utterly dismayed by the way in which Conservative and Labour politicians used education as a political football. Each new education minister had to make their mark by changing the curriculum, increasing red tape, interfering in the classroom and pretending education could be micro-managed from London. Yet not one of them seemed genuinely prepared to fight for the investment needed to reduce class sizes, provide modern equipment, support good discipline and provide a well-trained teacher workforce.