Schools

The Troublemaker—Para proud of role of soldiers who kept a skull for an ashtray

14 May 2019
Henry Thornton, from south Armagh, was shot as he travelled along Belfast’s Springfield Road in August 1971.

Polish school workers’ leaders retreat

30 April 2019
A historic strike of teachers and other school and nursery workers has been unnecessarily ended by the leaders of the Polish Teachers’ Union (ZNP), the biggest union involved.

Tests for four year olds ‘shouldn’t be allowed,’ say protesters

25 April 2019
Children, parents, school workers and others marched on Downing Street to demand an end to “baseline tests”

NEU delegates back fight

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

Schools out in Poland as 600,000 join strikes

21 April 2019
Poland has been struck by the biggest all-out walkout in over 25 years, reports Andy Zebrowski

Militant mass action can change the system

16 April 2019
The Extinction Rebellion (XR) revolt this week is inspiring. Crucially, like the school students’ climate strikes, it has seen a move from words to action.

School students on the streets against climate chaos

12 April 2019
Thousands of students in Britain staged their third day of action against climate change on Friday

School workers strike to stop academy

19 March 2019
NEU union members at Galliard School in north London struck on Wednesday and Thursday of last week.

Thousands take to the streets across Britain to demand action on climate change

15 March 2019
Friday saw historic action for climate change across 123 countries and territories and in over 2,000 towns and cities.

Action over climate change set to spread to new schools

12 March 2019
Thousands of students across Britain were preparing for huge strikes this Friday to demand urgent action on climate change.

Scottish college lecturers strike—and teachers set for strike ballot

05 March 2019
College workers across Scotland held their third one-day strike over pay on Wednesday.

As politicians refuse to act - activists stay on the streets and demand climate justice

05 March 2019
With just days to go until global strikes on 15 March, climate change activists show no sign of slowing down their protests.

School strikes to stop academy plans

26 February 2019

Colleges in Hertfordshire could join pay walkouts

26 February 2019
UCU union members at Oaklands College in Hertfordshire are balloting for strikes over pay. The ballot ends on 11 March.

Striking teachers in California join growing revolt over pay and funding

26 February 2019
Around 3,300 teachers in Oakland, California, began their fourth day of strikes on Tuesday.

After climate walkouts, school strikers say - ‘This is just the start’

26 February 2019
A new movement against climate catastrophe is growing across the world. Sarah Bates spoke to the school students who organised the first climate strike in Britain, and who are now preparing for the next round on 15 March

Schools round-up: Protest at music cuts

19 February 2019
A hundreds-strong protest by pupils and parents forced Labour-run Midlothian council in Scotland to step back from slashing the music service