Teachers, support staff and children are returning to UK classrooms that are in danger of collapsing at any moment. Hundreds of schools were built between 1960 and 1990 using a type of cheap concrete (RAAC) that is prone to collapse at the end of a 30-year lifespan. Government has known …
Read More »Vote No to the UK education unions’ pay deal sell-out!
Teachers across England must vote No in the ballots beginning July 18- July 28 on the government’s pay offer of 6.5 percent for 2023-24. They must organise independently of the education union bureaucracies attempting to impose a sell-out by forming rank-and-file committees in every school to fight for an inflation …
Read More »Starmer confirms Labour’s UK education strategy is warmed-over Thatcherism
In a speech at Mid-Kent College, opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer outlined Labour’s policies for education in the UK should the party win the next general election. One of “5 Missions For A Better Britain” first announced in February, Starmer claimed Labour’s mission was to “Break down the barriers to …
Read More »Series of strike action looms in Perth and Kinross in the run up to Christmas and New Year
A series of strike action will impact Perth and Kinross over the Christmas and New Year period if pay and working condition disputes are not resolved. Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) are taking further industrial action against Network Rail, resulting in ScotRail services …
Read More »Golden tribute planned in Blair Atholl to mark Eve Muirhead’s success at Winter Olympics
Eve Muirhead’s home village of Blair Atholl enjoyed perhaps its finest moment in recent times early on Sunday morning. The centre of activity was the Tulach Restaurant at Blair Atholl Golf Club, where friends and family members gathered for the televised final of the women’s curling. For weeks there had …
Read More »Black History Month: Incredible first Black mayor in London who transformed Battersea, changed the national curriculum and fought racial injustice
If you live in the Battersea area – or you know a thing or two about London history – you may well have heard of John Archer. He was the former Mayor of Battersea and the first Black person to hold a senior public office in London. But his achievements …
Read More »Mass tests for teachers and pupils to be part of England lockdown easing, report says | World news
Teachers, schoolchildren and their families could be tested for coronavirus twice a week under a plan for mass rapid testing that has been touted as key to safely easing England’s lockdown, reports claim. As many as 400,000 rapid lateral flow tests will be sent to homes every day, supported by …
Read More »Unions demand protection for parents and kids as schools closed off
UNIONS demanded protection for parents and pupils following the announcement today that schools across Britain will close from Friday. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson told MPs that schools in England would be shut to almost all pupils until further notice, with children of key workers and vulnerable children still receiving support. …
Read More »DFN Project Search is offering new service in West Lothian
A training partnership is leading the UK in creating job opportunities for young people with learning disabilities. DFN Project Search is working with West Lothian Council and West Lothian College to transform the employment prospects of young people with learning disabilities and autism, with 100 per cent of recent graduates …
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