Govt ‘committed’ to giving all children opportunities

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Schools Minister Catherine McKinnell has said the government is “absolutely committed” to giving young people opportunities to no matter where they live. She said, “We know it’s a big task, but it’s one we are committed to delivering on.”     Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00So as a government we are absolutely committed to ensuring every young person

00:04gets the opportunities no matter where they live, no matter the background they

00:08come from and we know that is a big task but it's one that we are committed to

00:12delivering on. We've seen the results today and the results last week and they

00:18are not spread evenly across the country but I think we have to praise this

00:22cohort of young people who have overcome enormous challenges over the last

00:26journey that they've been on in their secondary education and really recognise

00:31the achievements of both them and the teachers and schools that have supported

00:34them through it.

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