Government ‘failing children’ on education

THE Government received a school report card yesterday, warning it “must do better” to help educate children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

One-in-three such children cannot effectively read or write, while around 1,000 don’t progress from primary to secondary school each year, children’s charity Barnardos revealed.

Children delivered a giant report card to the Government this morning, which marked its performance in six key educational areas, with the overall comment, “must do better” as Barnardos launched its Make the Grade campaign.