Schools

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"Safe with me": for how long?

The right-wing think tank Policy Exchange says schools are becoming unsafe for children because teachers accommodate our LGBTQ+ students

Lewisham academisation fight

Staff at the Prendergast group of schools in Lewisham, South East London, members of the National Education Union, have had three days of strikes to stop the semi-privatisation — with 12 more days scheduled (9-11, 16-18 and 23-25 May; 6-8 June)

Pay: we can beat the Tories

May 12 and 13 will see workers employed by Train Operating Companies (TOCs) on the mainline railway return to industrial action after a lengthy pause. RMT members, who strike on the 13th, returned a huge majority for action, on a 70% turnout, in their latest re-ballot. Drivers’ union Aslef has also rejected the latest offer put to it by the Rail Delivery Group, the umbrella body representing the TOCs. Aslef drivers strike on the 12th. RMT’s ballot result shows there is still a strong will to fight amongst members; the union leadership must now act on those results by calling the sustained...

Lewisham school workers and parents fight academisation

Picket line at Prendergast Ladywell, one of the schools under threat At the time of writing teachers and support staff at the Prendergast group of schools in Lewisham, South East London, members of the National Education Union, have had three days of strikes to stop the semi-privatisation – with 12 more days scheduled (9-11, 16-18 and 23-25 May; 6-8 June). From 9 May they are being joined by larger numbers of support staff, members of GMB. There is a very active parent campaign alongside the workers (and some student protests too) - I wrote about it last month - the relatively large number of...

Education: capitalism warps its own work

Over the last fifty years or so, universities have expanded hugely, in Britain and in other countries. The world average “enrolment” rate is now around 40% of the age group.

In Britain it’s about 50%: it was 8% in 1970, about 2% in 1950.

The driver seems to be the thirst of capital for more...

Teachers go for more strikes

The first business at the National Education Union (NEU) conference, 3-6 April, was to announce that an online consultation, with a recommendation to reject, had 98% rejecting the government's offer

Putin apologism defeated at NEU

For the second year in a row those on the left who want to ignore the urgent need for solidarity with Ukraine and excuse Putin by claiming the war is NATO’s fault have been defeated at National Education Union (NEU) conference (3-6 April)

Teachers go for more strikes

The first business at the National Education Union (NEU) conference, 3-6 April, was to announce that an online consultation, with a recommendation to reject, had 98% rejecting the government's offer, with a 66% turn out. Before conference NEU members who are teachers in English schools were already due to strike on 27 April and 2 May. At conference, it was agreed that the union will use the period of GCSE and A level exams from 15 May to begin a re-ballot of those members, to run until the end of July. It also agreed to timetable a three-day strike in late June or early July. 27 April and 2...

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