Teachers strikes: Poll finds majority of parents back industrial action
A new opinion poll has found that a substantial majority of parents support teachers taking strike action. According to a poll from Ipsos, 60% of parents or guardians support strikes…
Why private schools should be integrated into the state sector
On episode 2 of #BrightGreenLive, we spoke to Paul Turner from Integrate Private Schools about why private schools should be integrated into the state education sector. Watch the full interview…
WATCH: Why teachers could be going on strike
On episode 1 of #BrightGreenLive, we spoke to Green Party of England and Wales education spokesperson Vix Lowthion about the big issues in the English schools system and why teachers…
Strike dates: Sixth form teachers in England to go on strike from November 30
Sixth form teachers across England have voted to take action strike action in a dispute over pay. The move comes as a result of a ballot conducted by the National…
Ballot that could see hundreds of thousands of teachers strike opens today
Teachers' union the NASUWT has today opened its ballot for industrial action in England and Wales. If the ballot delivers a mandate for action, it could see hundreds of thousands…
The Green Party needs to overhaul its policy on SEND education
As co-chair of the Young Greens of England and Wales, but even more so as an undergraduate student, I am acutely aware of the issues facing the higher education sector.…
Forcing mass academisation is an ideological assault on our schools
Twenty years ago academies were touted as the revolution in education which was going to drive up standards across the board. The shining princes of private enterprise were going to…
The ‘living with Covid’ plan is a disaster waiting to happen for schools
I have read the government’s ‘Living with Covid’ plan for schools, and it isn’t going to work. Any ideas that you can take ‘personal responsibility’ and keep yourself Covid-safe, or weigh up your own…
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…