Schools
12 November 2020
A brilliant turnout of lively, dancing, singing people saw over 50 strikers and supporters gather at Little Ilford School in Manor Park on Thursday morning.
11 November 2020
French teachers struck and demonstrated in large numbers on Tuesday demanding coronavirus safety. But they also raised many other educational demands.
09 November 2020
The Tories are risking lives by keeping schools and colleges open—and are undermining the latest coronavirus lockdown.
09 November 2020
After weeks of insisting that the meals would only be provided in term time, the government has said it will provide them during holidays too.
07 November 2020
A French education union has called a national strike for next Tuesday to enforce coronavirus safety in schools.
03 November 2020
Thousands of teachers struck across France on Monday and Tuesday in protest at the lack of coronavirus safety in schools.
01 November 2020
The Tory plan leaves schools, colleges and universities – major sources of virus transmission – open
27 October 2020
The Tories’ refusal to give free school meals to children in the holidays has seen an outpouring of support for poor children from ordinary people.
26 October 2020
Fury is growing over the Tories’ refusal to extend free school meals (FSM) in England during the holidays.
24 October 2020
Protesters have taken to the streets over the decision to deny children free school meals and to end the furlough scheme
21 October 2020
Students at Nonsuch High School For Girls in Cheam, west of London, have launched a fight against racism in their school. Their committed protests have included an 800-strong demonstration at the school.
19 October 2020
The infection rate among secondary school pupils rose by more than in any other age group since September.
05 October 2020
Official cases of coronavirus in Britain shot up last weekend after a failure in the Tories’ test and trace system.
03 October 2020
An Institute of Race Relations report published last week showed how school sets up poorer black boys in particular for a life of exclusion.
29 September 2020
There was justified anger from the left in response to new government teaching guidelines that ban anti-capitalist teaching materials from classrooms.
21 September 2020
School strikers around the world were set to take action this Friday to demand that governments take the climate emergency seriously
18 September 2020
As if we need yet another example of how out of touch the Tories are, here we go again.
14 September 2020
Scores of schools across England have closed or partially closed after positive coronavirus cases.
08 September 2020
Britain recorded an enormous rise in coronavirus cases on Sunday. Some 2,988 people tested positive, compared to 1,813 on Saturday—a rise of over 50 percent.
03 September 2020
Children across England have begun returning to schools this week. The Tories claim they want everyone back so that students don’t miss out on education and vulnerable children have more support.