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The Latest Breaking News from Kevin Courtney

Teachers in England and Wales vote for strikes in pay dispute

The National Education Union has declared seven days of walkouts in February and March.

The Independent UK

Job teacher 'wouldn't recommend' anyone do

Chemistry teacher Graham Copsey said: "It's not just about teacher pay, it's about schools in crisis not being able to recruit teachers"

Liverpool Echo

NHS staff have to work harder to ‘justify’ more pay, Steve Barclay tells furious unions

Talks described ‘bitterly disappointing’ – but health secretary will consider one-off payment

The Independent UK

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‘Most state schools to shut doors for several days if teachers vote in favour of strike action’

The NEU is demanding a 12 per cent pay rise for its members

The Independent UK

Most schools in England and Wales to shut for several days if teachers win strike vote

Schools in England and Wales will face biggest shutdown for years if teaching union votes for industrial action this week

The Guardian - UK

Female teachers given ‘toolkit’ letters to combat harassment

A spokeswoman for the NEU said the toolkit was a response to concerns that sexism and sexual harassment were far too common in schools

Evening Standard

Struggling workers suffer worst wage growth in 50 years as Tories refuse pay deals

And as industrial action grows across the country, No10 was accused of deliberately scuppering pay deals to pick a fight with those trying to improve poor wages

Daily Mirror

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Strike summit blasts government 'picking fight with unions' to hide economic failures

The Mirror this evening hosted a summit of Union bosses in our headquarters to answer questions from readers as thousands of workers prepare to walk out in the coming weeks

Daily Mirror

Disadvantaged pupils fall further behind peers in reading and maths, study shows

The findings have prompted those behind the research to call for pupil premium funding – which is targeted at poorer pupils – to be protected.

The Independent UK

‘Highly disturbing’ study finds mental health issues rising among young people

A sample of almost 13,000 young people across England who were in Year 11 in 2021 also found differences in the mental health of different genders.

The Independent UK

School meals industry ‘on its knees’ faced with shortages and rising costs

Some providers using more processed food and ditching British meat as prices soar, poll finds

The Independent UK

'Childhood hunger is the shocking reality for millions of families across the UK'

We are facing the worst cost of living crisis in a generation and wages are not keeping pace with rising bills. Neither are benefits and this is hitting the most vulnerable the hardest, writes Kevin Courtney

Daily Mirror

Paralysis from Tory leadership race is damaging pay talks, say doctors and teachers

Union warnings of strike action in key public sectors are coupled with fears of schools funding crisis

The Guardian - UK

National Tutoring Programme gets take-up boost as new contractors announced

New figures show pupils began nearly 600,000 courses in the last two months, taking the total to just under 2.1 million since the scheme’s inception.

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Heads say rising pupil absence is ‘extremely concerning’

Teachers say absence rates are a ‘wake-up call’ in terms of how much disruption may occur in the winter.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson warned against ‘race to bottom on pay’ as rail strikes hit millions of travellers

Prime minister says UK must ‘stay the course’ to prevent wage hikes fuelling inflation

Evening Standard

Tube strike: London school head blasts teachers union boss for backing walkouts set to cause exams chaos

The head of Henrietta Barnett school in Hampstead Garden Suburb says she is ‘extremely worried’ about the impact of the walkouts

The Independent UK

Government statistics on academies under scrutiny

Union has accused the DfE of a ‘statistics scandal’ over academisation.

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The Independent UK

Europe’s largest teachers union NEU hit with racism allegations by its own members

Exclusive: “The nation has a right to hear about the scope of widespread institutional racism that includes teachers’ unions,” a whistleblower and senior member of the NEU told The Independent

The Guardian - UK

Mary Bousted on Tory education: ‘To destroy children’s hope is wicked. We do it on a grand scale’

The co-head of the National Education Union is banking on her new book to spark a debate on how to empower and retain teachers – and give children a chance

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