Schools
Standing in the way of privatised education - the battle against academies in Newham
01 May 2018An inspiring battle in east London has breathed new life into the fight to stop academies. Two socialist activists, Carolyn McGrath and Miriam Scharf, spoke to Socialist Worker about how the campaign was built – and how others can take up the struggle elsewhere
Victory at Avenue school as academy plan is pushed back - but the fight continues
01 May 2018Workers and parents at Avenue school in east London scored a victory this week after school bosses retreated on an academy plan.
East London schools strikers rally together against academisation
26 April 2018Strikers, parents and their supporters rallied in east London on Thursday as three-day strikes at two schools came to an end
Parents, children and striking teachers protest at academies show
25 April 2018Demonstrators chanted, “Education, not privatisation,” and, “Our schools are not for sale.”
School strikes are part of a big fight over the future of education
19 April 2018Workers at Connaught School for Girls in Waltham Forest ended a three-day strike on Thursday in a battle over pay. NEU union members are demanding the higher inner London pay rate at the outer London school.
Strikers on the front foot in anti-academies battle in east London
17 April 2018There was an exuberant mood on the picket line at Avenue primary school in Newham on Tuesday.
Teachers must push pay fight after NUT conference
03 April 2018Teachers could be heading for a national strike ballot over pay. Delegates at the NUT union conference in Brighton last weekend passed a motion calling on the union to launch a “vigorous campaign” over pay.
Teachers at union conference support Palestine, oppose Islamophobia and defend Jeremy Corbyn
01 April 2018Anti-racism was a big theme of NUT teachers’ union conference this week
NUT conference - union must fight now to stop Tory attacks on education
27 March 2018The final annual conference of the National Union of Teachers takes place in Brighton over Easter weekend.
The Newham struggle against academisation is winning
20 March 2018School workers in east London have the council on the run
Parents and teachers slam governors’ drive to make schools academies in east London
15 March 2018Strikers, parents and supporters rallied in east London on Thursday as NEU union members at three schools struck against academies.
Three Newham schools strike against academies - and win huge support
14 March 2018NEU union members in east London, are showing their determination not to let more of our schools become academies
Pay fight at school in Waltham Forest
13 March 2018Workers at Connaught School for Girls in north east London struck on Tuesday in an escalating dispute over pay
Strong school strikes against academies get a result in Newham
27 February 2018Newham council in east London has passed a motion opposing academies, following a series of strikes by school workers.
Three east London schools strike against academy plans
23 February 2018Workers at three east London schools struck together yesterday—with lively picket lines joined by parents, teachers, and support workers
School workers in London to strike and rally together against academy plans
21 February 2018Workers and parents are united in this battle for education
School workers strike to prove they are not doorMATs
20 February 2018Workers began a three-day strike at The Village School in Brent, west London, on Tuesday of this week. The action, by NEU union members, is against a plan to turn the school into an academy.
Newham schools strike to stop the academisers
20 February 2018Parents protest at Barnsley primary school against Academies Enterprise Trust
20 February 2018A large group of parents turned out to protest against Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) at St Helen’s Primary in Barnsley as the school reopened after half term on Monday.
Five schools set to strike in fight to beat academies
13 February 2018Workers at Cumberland School in Newham, east London, struck on Thursday of last week against a plan to turn their school into an academy.
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