Tag archives for education
Decent pay for teachers is crucial for the education system to thrive
Two weeks ago, the government’s School Teachers’ Review Body published its 31st report, concluding that most teachers will see pay frozen, with the exception of those earning less than £24,000…
Failure to equalise remote learning is a failure of the Conservative Party’s making
I think I’m on mute. I’m saying what I need to say, but it isn’t getting through. The meeting is continuing as if I wasn’t there, but I know that…
Greens back teachers’ call to close schools and move learning online
The Green Party of England and Wales has today backed calls from teaching unions to take steps to protect the safety of staff and students by moving to online learning…
Tower Hamlets teachers strike against cuts to support for special educational needs
Banner from the 9th December rally. On the 9th December 2020, National Education Union (NEU) members from the London borough of Tower Hamlets went on strike against proposed cuts to…
10 years on from the student revolt, marketisation is still haunting our universities
How can we be in a situation where we are seeing students trapped behind fences on their own campuses? People have rightly reacted with horror, but this is a logical…
Our education system needs to be rebuilt, with wellbeing at its heart
Do you remember when "the new normal" was a thing? Filled with the romance of a month at home, we pledged to change the world. Then our rush to open…
How we overturned the exams algorithm and what we’ve learnt for our movements
August 13 this year brought with it a results day that wasn’t quite like any other, although many aspects were still the same. There were still pictures taken of students…
The government’s handling of school qualifications is leaving students like me in the dark
As COVID-19 case numbers rose in the UK back in March, the cancellation of exams still seemed like an impossibility. Yet, here we are, awaiting grades and facing the very…
Our children need proper mental health provision
‘School days are the best days of your life’, the saying goes. But growing evidence is showing us that childhood is increasingly fraught with stress and anxiety. The pressure to…
We need a plan to transform education
It’s critical that we equip our children for the future, give them a love of learning and teach them to love our planet. The Liberal Democrats want to build a…