Articles from United Kingdom
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 August 2014 UK: Guarded reaction to new Ofsted chairman’s appointment
The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT), two EI national affiliates, have given a guarded welcome to the appointment of David Hoare as Chair of Ofsted, the official institution for inspecting schools.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 July 2014 10 July 2014: UK Strike action – Keep up the Pressure
On 10 July 2014 thousands of teachers stood up for education and public services in England and Wales, answering to the call to strike action made by the National Union of Teacher (NUT) alongside with Unison, FBU, PCS, GMB and Unite.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 June 2014 UK: Education unions disappointed by Queen’s speech
The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT), two of EI’s national affiliates in the UK, have reacted with disappointment to the latest Queen’s speech to Parliament. Both unions are unhappy with the fact that education issues were not mentioned.
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Trade union rights are human rights 29 April 2014 UK: Shock as teacher stabbed to death in school
EI is horrified to learn that 61-year-old Spanish teacher Anne Maguire was stabbed to death in front of students on 28 April at the Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds, UK. A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the incident.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 March 2014 UK: Unions oppose changes to Ofsted inspection system
The Association of Teachers and Lecturer's (ATL), the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT), all three affiliated to EI, have expressed their opposition to the changes to the Ofsted inspection system. The changes were announced on 21 March by the...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 March 2014 UK: campaigning to defend education and protect teachers
NUT – the National Union of Teachers in the UK is preparing its action of last resort in the framework of the campaign “Stand up for education”. After having engaged in talks with parents and public, in pressures to the politicians, NUT has called for a day of national strike...
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Union growth 3 March 2014 UK: education unions engaged in fight against child poverty
The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT), the two largest EI’s national affiliates, have criticised the UK coalition Governments’ consultation on child poverty.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 February 2014 Defend Public Education: from cradle to grave
UCU held a one day conference open to all its members on Saturday 1 February 2014. This important conference was about the defence of public education in the so-called age of austerity. This conference perfectly complements the aims of the Unite for Quality Education Campaign.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 January 2014 UK: Unions welcome Labour’s commitment to quality teachers
Two of EI’s national affiliates in the UK, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), have reacted to speeches by Tristram Hunt, UK Shadow Education Secretary. They reiterated their support for a Qualified Teacher Status and a continuing professional development...
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Union growth 14 November 2013 UK: Strike threat remains in place after ‘provocative’ Education Secretary letter
Two unions in the UK, representing nine out of 10 teachers, have reaffirmed their commitment to a jointly coordinated campaign, Protect Teachers and Defend Education. This action by the UK’s two largest teachers’ unions, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT),...
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 October 2013 UK: University staff to go on strike
The University and College Union (UCU), one of EI’s national affiliates in the UK, has planned a coordinated strike action on 31 October with UNITE and UNISON to demand fair pay in higher education. Unions are disappointed that employers refused talks to try and avert a walkout, but said they...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 October 2013 UK: Strike action over Government refusal to negotiate
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) have gone on strike as part of their continuous action to seek decent living and working conditions for teachers.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 October 2013 UK: Maintaining world class schools
Education unions in the United Kingdom have enthusiastically welcomed the recently launched Unite for Quality Education campaign. Union leaders have highlighted the timeliness of this agenda, both on a global scale and nationally in the UK.
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Union growth 30 September 2013 UK: Regional strike action over pay and conditions
The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT), two of EI’s national affiliates, have announced dates for regional rolling strike action in England as a further step in the dispute over pay, pensions, working conditions and jobs.
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Union growth 5 September 2013 UK: Strikes planned in ongoing campaign to protect teachers
Plans are in place for a national teachers’ strike in England before Christmas in a row over adverse changes to teachers’ pay, pensions, working conditions and jobs. This is the next phase of a campaign to protect teachers and defend education, jointly coordinated by the two biggest UK teachers' unions...
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Union growth 12 August 2013 UK: Education Secretary must listen to teachers, not attack them
Two of EI’s affiliates, the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT), have criticised a survey released by the UK polling organisation, Populus.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 31 July 2013 Fighting Privatisation in Higher Education
At its recent Congress, the University and College Union (UK) unveiled a new toolkit for members to campaign against the growing pressures of privatisation.
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Union renewal and development 25 July 2013 How not to reform the CurriculumHow not to reform the Curriculum
Warwick Mansell