Teaching unions in England urge ministers to resume pay talks Call comes as independent review body to recommend 6.5% pay rise for teachers in England The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023
Becky, 12, tried to kill herself. The care she received? Eight weeks in solitary Children with serious mental illnesses are being locked up in a modern bedlam The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023
The week in audio: Vernon Kay; Rylan: How to Be a Man; Children Locked Away – review The new Ken Bruce eases in nervously; Rylan is a Radio 4 natural; and the treatment of the UK’s most vulnerable children makes for a shocking listen The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2023
Tory MPs accuse Suella Braverman of making bid for party leadership Party colleagues condemn home secretary’s ‘outrageous’ National Conservatism conference speech, and say it undermined Sunak The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2023
Teachers and heads begin strike ballots over mass walkouts this autumn All the major education unions are threatening to coordinate walkouts in the autumn term if school staff back strike action, in a major escalation of the fraught dispute over teachers' pay Daily Mirror · May 14, 2023
Suella Braverman to rebuff cabinet calls for easing of visa rules Home secretary will tell National Conservatism conference that Britons should train as HGV drivers, butchers and fruit pickers The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2023
‘Do we want to live in a city without any children?’ — the terrifying reality of London’s school closures Plummeting pupil numbers are pushing inner city schools to the brink of collapse. As young families flee the capital in record numbers, Katie Strick reports on the frightening consequences for education and the economy Evening Standard · May 10, 2023
Education secretary says AI could take over much of ‘heavy lifting’ involved in teaching ‘AI could have the power to transform a teacher’s day-to-day work’ The Independent UK · May 9, 2023
AI could take ‘much of heavy lifting’ out of teaching, says Education Secretary Gillian Keegan spoke about the ‘transformative change’ AI could bring to education. The Independent UK · May 8, 2023
AI software can mark pupils' school work instead of teachers, says Education Secretary Gillian Keegan argued said the new technology could bring "transformative change" and take the "heavy lifting" out of teaching, by marking and making lesson plans Daily Mirror · May 8, 2023
Anti-Tory coalition leaves party reeling and ministers at risk after polls disaster In Hertfordshire’s towns, as across so much of formerly ‘true blue’ England, the appetite for change proved decisively strong The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023
Hunt and Braverman among five in cabinet earning thousands as landlords Call for ministers to implement 2019 rent reform pledge as 38 Degrees reveals 87 MPs making money from property The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023
More than half of schools disrupted by strikes - but Tories still won't reopen pay talks NEU Joint General Secretary Kevin Courtney said the row will only be resolved when the Education Secretary 'faces up to the responsibilities of her role' by restarting pay negotiations with unions Daily Mirror · May 4, 2023
Are teachers on strike today? The strikes explained Some institutions due to close their doors on Tuesday as a result of the latest industrial action The Independent UK · May 2, 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023 Tuesday briefing: From classrooms to hospital wards, the workers fighting for more In today’s newsletter: Nurses, teachers, civil servants, rail workers and more are still locked in a battle for better pay and conditions – how are each faring?
The Independent UK · May 1, 2023 Are teachers on strike tomorrow? The strikes explained Some institutions due to close their doors on Tuesday as a result of the latest industrial action
The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2023 Sister of Ruth Perry urges headteachers to resist Ofsted ‘culture of fear’ Julia Waters criticises ‘fatally destructive’ inspections and calls on school leaders to refuse to cooperate with watchdog
Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2023 Schools could be hit by coordinated strikes from heads and teachers in autumn NAHT leader Paul Whiteman accused the Government of showing 'contempt' for kids by refusing to restart pay talks after the Government's offer was emphatically rejected by hard-pressed school staff
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023 All state schools in England may shut in ‘unprecedented’ coordinated strikes Four main teaching unions could unite after ‘months of stonewalling’ from education secretary Gillian Keegan
Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2023 Teachers to be balloted on whether to hold further strikes, NEU announces Further strikes are already planned for next week and during the summer term
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023 Schools across England close as teachers vow to continue strikes NEU members highlight pay erosion as well as high workload and crumbling school facilities
Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2023 OPINION - Nobody seems to care about ending this teaching strike THOUSANDS of children are once again stuck at home today after negotiations to end the teachers’ strike have ended in a standstill.
The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023 Why are teachers striking today? The strikes explained Some institutions due to close their doors on Thursday and Tuesday as a result of fresh industrial action
Manchester Evening News · Apr 27, 2023 'It's not about personal pay' - Why teachers are striking for a fifth time Thousands of teachers are walking out today as the dispute with government continues
Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023 Teachers hold mass strike for fourth time this year as Tories accused of 'failing' kids Members of the National Education Union (NEU) will take part in strike actions in schools across England today after rejecting the Government’s 'insulting' pay offer