Prince Henry School strikes against Academy privatisation
Today the NUT and NASUWT at Prince Henry’s Grammar School in Otley, Leeds are taking strike action against plans to impose Academy status on the school. Today’s action will be followed by further...
View ArticleAnti-Academy strike stays strong at Prince Henry’s School
Teachers at Prince Henry’s School in Otley entered their third day of strike action this morning against plans to turn the school into an Academy, due to come into force on December 1st. 60 teachers...
View ArticleGove: go private or face the pain
With just two days until Prince Henry’s is privatised, staff, students and supporters from the community have directed a barrage of criticism against Education minister Michael Gove’s pet project....
View ArticleBirmingham school defies privatisation pressure
A primary school in Birmingham has become the latest to join a growing tide of strikes and industrial action by teachers opposed to the privatisation of schools through the Academies programme. Staff...
View ArticleNASUWT conference backs further action against austerity
Teachers have voted for an escalation in industrial action over the government’s attacks on state education. NASUWT, a teachers union not typically known for its militancy, held their annual...
View ArticleWhen homework = profit… we say hands off our education!
Education Minister Michael Gove has let slip what we knew all along – he wants schools to become institutions run for profit, where profitability takes priority over education. In his appearance at...
View ArticleWhy school students should get organised
Teaching unions NUT and NASUWT, which organise 85% of teachers in England and Wales have announced plans to mount a joint campaign against attacks on education. The new campaign will see members...
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