Victory for Southwark teachers over box-ticking culture
Teachers at the City of London Academy Southwark have won significant improvements after three days of strikes by the National Education Union, 1 March and 7-8 March. A union group meeting on Monday 12 March voted to suspend further strikes, scheduled for 13-15 March while management carries through its promises to redraft appraisal and support-plan policies in consultation with the union. The strikes drew over 40 teachers to the picket lines on each day, despite snow and winds on the first day. Management kept the school open for Years 10-11, and for Years 12-13 to do mock exams, but support...