12 February 2013

Teachers' poster on Performance Related Pay

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7 December 2012

Sheffield teachers' strike against 'mock Ofsteds'

Over 30 members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) took strike action on Thursday 6 December at Westfield Sports College, a secondary school in Sheffield, writes Alistair Tice.

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13 July 2011

From a Spark to a Flame

Theatre review: The Tolpuddle Martyrs story is one of enduring importance, especially in times like these. From a Spark to a Flame is a production dealing with the six farm labourers who, in 1832, dared to organise

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11 November 2010

Review: Call Mr Robeson: A Life, with Songs

KATE JONES reviews Call Mr Robeson: A Life, with Songs, a one-man show currently on tour. It is coming to Coventry (Belgrade Theatre) on 27 November and Lincoln (University) on 11 December. For further...

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19 November 2008

'We're not taking these job cuts'

Super-rich bailed out by public purse while the rest of us are sinking, photo Suz squashdonkey.co.uk

BT slashes 10,000 posts: BT's recent announcement of 10,000 job cuts, as well as the loss of pension benefits, is an attempt by senior management to offset their poor performance, writes Bernard Roome, Communication Workers Union (CWU) national executive member, personal capacity.

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12 April 2007

Union leaders out of touch with teachers' discontent

NUT conference: THE NATIONAL Union of Teachers (NUT) conference demonstrated just how many different attacks teachers and education face under New Labour...

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4 April 2007

Take national action to defend education

Teachers face heavy workloads, stress, performance pay: AT THE National Union of Teachers (NUT) conference this year, teachers are discussing how to resist government attacks on our pay and conditions and on comprehensive education...

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9 November 2006

National action needed against performance pay

School teachers: TOO MANY teachers are being ground down under the pressures of a divisive system of performance monitoring, imposed targets, league tables and inspections... By Martin Powell-Davies

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27 March 2004

Defending Teachers, Defending Education

Martin Powell-Davies: SOCIALIST PARTY member Martin Powell-Davies has now secured enough nominations in the general secretary election of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) to proceed to the next stage of the election...

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21 February 2004

Fighting to change the NUT

SOCIALIST PARTY member Martin Powell-Davies is campaigning to stand as general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT)...

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