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Strikes in Essex block academy plan at Waltham Holy Cross school
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Strikes in Essex block academy plan at Waltham Holy Cross school

Strikers at Waltham Holy Cross school in Waltham Abbey, Essex, won a victory last week.
02 July 2019
Joan Roan School strikers battle on against academy plan
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Joan Roan School strikers battle on against academy plan

NEU union members have held their 15th day of strikes against plans to turn the school into an academy
25 June 2019
More action at The John Roan School to say no to academisation
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More action at The John Roan School to say no to academisation

Greenwich council last week unanimously decided to hand over The John Roan School to a United Learning Trust (ULT) Multi-Academy Trust.
18 June 2019
Parents boycott Sats and slam Tory exam factories
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Teachers build support for boycott of hated Sats tests

NEU union members across England are campaigning to win a big vote in favour of boycotting the hated Sats tests in primary schools.
11 June 2019
Education round up: Protests over cuts to special education needs budgets
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Education round up: Protests over cuts to special education needs budgets

Thousands of people protested over the crisis in Special Education Needs and Disabilities funding on Thursday of last week.
04 June 2019
Reports round-up
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Reports round-up

About 180 workers at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Cumbria began a ten-day strike over pay on Sunday.
21 May 2019
John Roan battle rages on
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John Roan battle rages on

The NEU union members are fighting a plan to turn the school into an academy.
14 May 2019
Education round up: College strikes see results in London
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Education round up: College strikes see results in London

College strikes are forcing bosses to make improved offers to workers on pay and conditions.
07 May 2019
Teachers test support for a boycott of the hated Sats
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Teachers test support for a boycott of the hated Sats

Activists in the NEU union are organising in advance of an indicative ballot for a boycott of Sats in primary schools.
30 April 2019
The Sats don’t work - they just make things worse
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The Sats don’t work – they just make things worse

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said his party will scrap the hated Sats school tests. Sadie Robinson spoke to people about why they should go now
30 April 2019
Teachers demand union fights for a pay rise
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NEU delegates back fight

Delegates backed motions to ballot for a boycott of the hated Sats tests and for more action on pay
23 April 2019
Teachers demand union fights for a pay rise
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Teachers demand union fights for a pay rise

NEU union conference delegates backed a fight for a pay rise of at least 5 percent following years of real terms pay cuts.
16 April 2019