Education
Tory school recovery plans won’t benefit children
04 June 2021For the Department of Education it is vital that children “catch up” on the hours of education lost due to the pandemic.
Strikes win NEU rep's reinstatement + Islington Sixth Form + Moulsecoomb primary + Tendring Technology College
31 May 2021Victimised NEU union rep Kirstie Paton has been reinstated following strikes at John Roan School in Greenwich, south London,
Liverpool university striker argues why it’s right to picket
31 May 2021UCU union members at the University of Liverpool continued to strike this week to stop the compulsory redundancies of staff in our Health and Life Sciences faculty.
University of Liverpool strikers battle for jobs and education
25 May 2021The university has ranked workers to justify making some staff redundant.
Two school strikes win, NEU union members fight on at four more
24 May 2021Nottingham Academy—After two days of strikes and the threat of more action workers have won a new offer from management.
University workers and students organise against multimillion pound arts cuts
21 May 2021University workers and students are organising against Tory plans to slash funding for arts subjects by 50 percent.
Students hold protests at schools in solidarity with Palestine
19 May 2021At Clapton Girls' school in east London, students sat down and chanted “Free Palestine”. They refused to return to lessons.
Keep up local battles in Scottish FE
10 May 2021After the successful national strike in Scotland by EIS-Fela union college lecturers, battles continue at individual colleges.
Liverpool university set for 14 days of strikes + Leicester resistance
10 May 2021Workers at the University of Liverpool are set to stage three weeks of strikes to defend jobs. The action by nearly 1,300 UCU union members will see walkouts between 24 to 28 May, 1 to 4 June and 7 to 11 June.
Strikes get Huddersfield union rep reinstated as school fights grow
10 May 2021Suspended NEU union rep Louise Lewis returns to work following a series of strikes at North Huddersfield Trust School.
Education workers strike in Stockport and Redbridge
04 May 2021Workers at Marple and Cheadle Sixth Form in Stockport, and Beal High School in Redbridge, struck last week
School strikes fight victimisations of union reps
29 April 2021A series of strikes are hitting schools across England this week—many of them sparked by the victimisation of union reps.
Scottish college lecturers show strikes are way to beat fire and rehire threats
29 April 2021Scottish college lecturers have won a major victory against the threat of nation-wide fire and rehire.
Students occupy at four universities after ‘consistent let downs’ in pandemic
28 April 2021Students in Sheffield, Manchester and Nottingham are furious over the way they have been treated by Tories and vice chancellors during the pandemic.
Education round up: ‘We are being penalised’
27 April 2021NEU union members at Marple and Cheadle Sixth Form College in Stockport were set to strike on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
A victory for strikers in Scottish colleges?
26 April 2021The campaign of strikes by lecturers across Scotland in the EIS-Fela union took a dramatic turn last week.
Scottish FE lecturers to escalate
19 April 2021Scottish College lecturers in the EIS-Fela union are stepping up their national dispute this week. They were set to strike on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
Shocking cuts at LSBU and Aston universities have to be resisted
17 April 2021London South Bank University has announced the wholesale closure of a series of courses with immediate effect.
Virtual NEU conference calls for concrete action
12 April 2021Almost 1,000 delegates debated the key issues facing the union as schools have reopened and educators look to face the challenges of a new term
Scottish FE action + United Colleges + Liverpool university
12 April 2021College lecturers across Scotland plan a further two‑day strike in a continuing dispute over the replacement of lecturers with instructors on lower pay and with worse conditions.
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- Starmer’s ‘vision’—warmed up Blairism and empty waffle
- University workers across Britain to vote on strikes
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