Education, community, and the markets
The Royal Statistical Society asked MPs three questions
Academies, religion & schools, class sizes, remodelling, testing and tables, ...
The Royal Statistical Society asked MPs three questions
The National Education Union (NEU) National Executive met on 18 May to consider the next steps
The right-wing think tank Policy Exchange says schools are becoming unsafe for children because teachers accommodate our LGBTQ+ students
Staff at the Prendergast group of schools in Lewisham, South East London, members of the National Education Union, have had three days of strikes to stop the semi-privatisation — with 12 more days scheduled (9-11, 16-18 and 23-25 May; 6-8 June)
May 12 and 13 will see workers employed by Train Operating Companies (TOCs) on the mainline railway return to industrial action after a lengthy pause. RMT members, who strike on the 13th, returned a huge majority for action, on a 70% turnout, in their latest re-ballot. Drivers’ union Aslef has also rejected the latest offer put to it by the Rail Delivery Group, the umbrella body representing the TOCs. Aslef drivers strike on the 12th. RMT’s ballot result shows there is still a strong will to fight amongst members; the union leadership must now act on those results by calling the sustained...
Picket line at Prendergast Ladywell, one of the schools under threat At the time of writing teachers and support staff at the Prendergast group of schools in Lewisham, South East London, members of the National Education Union, have had three days of strikes to stop the semi-privatisation – with 12 more days scheduled (9-11, 16-18 and 23-25 May; 6-8 June). From 9 May they are being joined by larger numbers of support staff, members of GMB. There is a very active parent campaign alongside the workers (and some student protests too) - I wrote about it last month - the relatively large number of...
As the National Education Union activists debated tactics for the next round of pay strikes in schools several issues needed resolving
Teachers in the National Education Union (NEU) will strike on 27 April and 2 May
Over the last fifty years or so, universities have expanded hugely, in Britain and in other countries. The world average “enrolment” rate is now around 40% of the age group.
In Britain it’s about 50%: it was 8% in 1970, about 2% in 1950.
The driver seems to be the thirst of capital for more...
The first business at the National Education Union (NEU) conference, 3-6 April, was to announce that an online consultation, with a recommendation to reject, had 98% rejecting the government's offer
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