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Hunt: Good education is a “moral mission”

The Chancellor announced that Billions more will go into schools in England in the next two-years. He described providing a quality education for children as an economic mission and a moral one.

Jeremy Hunt said the Government will invest an extra £2.3 billion per year in schools over the next two years.

He announced the increase in funding during Thursday’s autumn statement. “thank you”To heads, teachers, and assistants in the classroom for their “brilliant work”He said that these must continue in the present “difficult economic circumstances”.

He rejected the idea of imposing VAT on fees for independent schools, saying that it would be counterproductive. “giving with one hand and taking away with another”.

He said while it could raise about £1.7 billion to increase core funding for schools, some estimates showed it could also result in up to 90,000 children switching from the independent sector to state schools.

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