17 July 2019

Council seeks to take budget deficit out on school staff and pupils

"You can't keep cutting jobs and simply expect teachers and support staff to pick up the extra work. We are not prepared to see our members driven into the ground nor see the children's education suffer", said Venda Premkumar, Redbridge National Education Union (NEU) branch secretary.

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19 June 2019

Harrogate academy workers strike against closure

A lively picket of staff at Harrogate's Grove Academy, a unit educating vulnerable secondary school pupils, took place on Thursday 13 June despite the pouring rain, writes Kevin Pattison, Leeds Socialist Party.

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15 May 2019

End high-stakes testing in primary schools: build the boycott ballot!

National Education Union (NEU) members in primary schools will vote in an online indicative ballot from 4 June, towards a boycott of all high-stakes 'summative' testing for 2019-20.

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1 May 2019

Valentine victory: School strike beats council cuts

Teachers and support staff at Valentine Primary School are celebrating an important victory

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17 April 2019

School staff demand action on pay and testing at NEU conference

School workers' anger has been expressed at the 2019 conference of the National Education Union (NEU).

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10 April 2019

NEU conference: organise for the key battles to come

National Education Union: The 2019 conference will provide opportunities for action on pay, and discussions on workload, testing, curriculum and more

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27 March 2019

Striking teachers march against Enfield schools academisation plans

A lively and noisy demonstration of over 100 striking teachers, parents and other supporters took place on 24 March

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27 March 2019

Valentine school strike against budget cuts and redundancies

"No ifs, no buts, stop school cuts!" was the sound at Valentine Primary School gates on 14 March, striking at the threat of redundancies due to budget cuts

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20 March 2019

Socialist Party's Sue Atkins wins big support for anti-cuts, socialist policies

The Coxford ward council byelection in Southampton took place on 14 March.

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13 March 2019

Southampton: Socialist stand against cuts

"If you mobilise your community to fight, then you can win!" These were the words of Socialist Party candidate Sue Atkins, standing as Socialist Alternative, at a public meeting on the eve of the Coxford council by-election in Southampton.

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13 February 2019

Leicester college workers refuse to accept cut in terms and conditions

"Management has attempted to appeal directly to staff rather than negotiating with elected workplace representatives"

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30 January 2019

Teachers vote 83% for strikes

The recent indicative ballot of 82,500 teachers in England in the National Education Union (NEU) saw an overwhelming 85% vote for strike action.

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14 November 2018

National Education Union: vote for action on funding

Vote yes for industrial action, vote James Kerr #1 for Inner London

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31 October 2018

Save Our Schools

Build for national strike action: An insultingly low figure: that's the reality of Phillip Hammond's budget announcement of £400 million in capital spending for schools.

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27 July 2018

Staff strike in the NEU

Many members of the New Education Union were shocked to see their union offices closed due to a strike

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