Union learning provides around £1.4bn to the economy – but the Tories want to scrap it
It boosts jobs, wages and productivity but Gavin Williamson wants it gone
Education
Education figures hit out ‘censorship’ of anti-capitalism in new teaching guidance
“It’s laughable to put talking about alternatives to capitalism on par with racism.”
Union calls government ‘negligent’ for no ‘plan B’ when schools reopen
“We want schools open but we want staff and students to be protected as well” says the National Education Union
The Education Secretary is spreading pointless myths about free speech on campus
Talking up the idea of a ‘free speech crisis’ is a favourite of Tories, but this latest ploy is pure hypocrisy.
Schools must face up to Britain’s colonial past
Teaching a whitewashed history excludes British students from different cultural backgrounds: it ignores the impact of their ancestors.
One in five nurseries and pre-schools lost a quarter of their employees to job pressures in 2019
Workers such as teachers suffering from years of government cuts are continuing to leave the industry.
University of Liverpool staff consider strike over lower redundancy pay
Staff made redundant in 2018 from Liverpool offered £15,000 more on average, says union.
Student “fully backs” strike as university tutors demand better pay and working hours
Despite losing out on paid-for teaching, William Green is supportive of the action
Schools still suffer funding squeeze under the Tories
Anti-cuts group crunches the numbers: schools billions of pounds short in 2020 despite Tory promises.
Education in England is ‘moving in the wrong direction’, say campaigners
Tuitions fees in England are higher than in all OECD countries and economies except the United States.
