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A survey by the NUT union has shown that three quarters of parents questioned don’t want so-called "free schools".

The coalition government has launched a colossal attack on all aspects of our education system. Terry Wrigley argues that this is an acceleration of previous governments' policies to drive the market into the heart of learning and will deepen a class hierarchy of institutions and students.

Solidarity with British Students!

Villiers High School in Southall, west London, was closed to most students on Wednesday 8 December when 60 members of the NUT and ATL teaching unions struck against management bullying.

The NUT national executive has deferred a decision on a timetable for action on proposed changes to the Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) until its next meeting on 20 January.

Lots of workers support the students. They are cheered by the fact that people are fighting back against a hated government that wants to wreck our lives.

Hundreds of UCU members joined students protesting outside parliament on Thursday. We were outraged at the police brutality—kettling people for hours in the cold, charging with horses, and causing many injuries with batons and shields.

Students are already planning protests for the new year.

The vote for increased tuition fees has not solved the coalition’s problems—it has deepened them.

Some students suspended university occupations this week as the winter holiday approaches—but others are vowing to stay in over Christmas and more began new occupations.

The last Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Ian Blair, resigned in large part because he misled the public about the police shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes in 2005.

Education secretary Michael Gove has proudly announced a pupil premium for poorer pupils—but it’s recycled money and he’s been forced to admit it!