National Education Union: End ‘intolerable’ inspection regime and unfair assessments
One in three staff intend to leave the education profession in the next five years
Education
An early year worker’s plea to the Education Secretary: Close nurseries now
Many in the early years sector feel ignored, at risk, and treated as an afterthought by the government.
Chaotic government messaging over schools continues
Government dithering is leaving teachers, pupils and parents in chaos.
Government U-turn on in-person teaching as universities suffer 50,000 cases of Covid
Online learning will be the default until at least February thanks to UCU campaigning
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 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.
