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Tuesday 13 October 2009 8:00 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 31 May 2019 8:18 pm

Leahy slams education policy

By: admindrupal

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Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has launched an attack on the “woefully low” standards of the nation’s schools. Speaking at a grocery conference, Labour’s education adviser accused the government of interfering in schools and distracting teachers from their priority of passing knowledge to children. Tesco hires more school-leavers than any other UK business.

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