Wigan Council criticised by charity after 400 pupils left primary school with unacceptably poor reading abilities.

Labour run Wigan council has been slated by literacy charity Beanstalk after it was discovered nearly 400 children were going to secondary school who did not meet basic minimum requirement of their age group 

Amy Lewis, Beanstalk area manager for the North West, said: “It is truly shocking that so many children leave primary school unable to read confidently. We are urgently looking for more volunteer reading helpers to provide vital one-to-one support in local schools.

Wigan Council’s education department refused to comment on the issue.

Trust the Labour party on education? 40 years in control of education in Wigan and they fail 400 children this year alone.

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