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19 June 2013
Fight the Tories for right to a decent education system
Fewer holidays for students, worse pay for teachers, Ofsted tyranny, forced academisation, Free School privatisation - it appears that Tory minister Michael Gove comes up with a new way of whacking the right to a decent education and a decent job every day
Students on the NUS national demonstration 12 November (Kyle 3rd left) against the government attacks on university education, photo Paul Mattsson
12 June 2013
How students beat unfair attendance policy
University of East London: A year of opposition organised by the Socialist Students-initiated 'Scrap the Unfair Attendance Policy' campaign has forced the University of East London (UEL) to ditch its draconian attendance policy, writes Kyle Williamson.
10 June 2013
College lecturers strike against redundancies
Chesterfield College lecturers were supported by students in a one-day strike against compulsory redundancies
7 June 2013
Michael Gove effigy chained to school gates
An effigy of Michael Gove was chained to the gates of Sir George Monoux College yesterday in a protest against the Education Secretary's suggestions of lengthening the school day
6 June 2013
Victory on University of East London unfair attendance policy
Following a year of opposition organised by the Socialist Students' initiated 'Scrap the Unfair Attendance Policy' campaign (SUAP), the attendance policy at the University of East London (UEL) has been scrapped.
Socialist Students Andrew Pollitt and Becki Holroyd (latter with megaphone) plus UCU and Unison activists, Salford university protest, 23.5.13 , photo by Salford Socialist Party
29 May 2013
Salford Socialist Students help lead fightback against job and course cuts
On 23 May, Salford Socialist Students assembled outside the student union calling for all members of the university to stand defiant with them against the 12th proposed round of cuts in 18 months, writes Becki Holroyd.
29 May 2013
London students fight union closure plan
Around 100 students gathered outside University of London Union (ULU) on 22 May in protest against the closure of the facility, writes Helen Pattison.
28 May 2013
Socialist Students initiate a fight back
On 23rd May, Salford Socialist Students assembled outside the Student Union calling for all members of the university to stand defiant against the 12th proposed round of cuts in 18 months
16 May 2013
University backs down: students and workers win!
Maintenance and support staff at University of Birmingham are celebrating near-total victory as university management has abandoned restructuring plans
15 May 2013
Swansea's food bank for students
Swansea Metropolitan University's student union has been running a food bank since April so its own students can get enough to eat...
24 April 2013
Stop Gove hacking our school hols
Teachers - and many parents - have been shocked by Tory minister Gove's announcement that he wants to lengthen the school day and shorten holidays
24 April 2013
Edmund Schluessel elected to NUS executive
Socialist Students is celebrating an excellent result in the NUS 'Block of 15' elections.
17 April 2013
NUS conference votes against free education and EMA
In 2012, the National Union of Students (NUS) conference mandated the union to call a national demo to launch the fightback against the government's attacks on education, writes Ronnie Smith, Sheffield Socialist Students.
3 April 2013
Sussex University: occupation over but campaign continues
After nearly two months, the student occupation at Sussex University has ended in eviction by police at the request of university management
28 March 2013
22. In a shameful fashion Cameron has sought to split the working class on the question of cutting benefits...
27 March 2013
Sussex uni occupation: 'they say privatise - we fight back and organise'
'Students and workers, unite and fight' reverberated across the campus. [Update added 27.3.13]
25 March 2013
Pictures: demonstration against privatisation at Sussex university
Up to 2,000 students marched across the university campus
20 March 2013
Socialist Students win debate with Labour
Socialist Students national organiser Claire Laker-Mansfield and I recently represented Socialist Students at a debate with the Labour Party and the Marxist Society at Queen Mary University, writes Ian Pattison.
13 March 2013
Victory for attendance policy campaign at University of East London
Management has agreed to look at having students meet with their personal tutor instead of being de-registered automatically
13 March 2013
Building Socialist Students in Manchester
The freshers week last September resulted in an explosion of membership of Socialist Students at the two universities in Manchester, writes John McFarlane, Manchester Metropolitan Socialist Students.
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