Tag archives for schools
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…
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…
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…
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…
Air pollution and the school run: Why we need to go further than Walk to School Week
Image credit: Creative Commons, Des Blenkinsopp Every weekday morning in term-time, a massive queue of cars crawls along outside my daughter’s school in Brighton. The entire line grinds to a…
We Need to Free Our Education From Neoliberal Thinking
Photo: pixabay user 'padrinan', Creative Commons 0 license In the past couple of years, the Government has created a programme with the aim of 'raising aspirations' for Higher Education…