Articles from United Kingdom
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Standards and working conditions 28 August 2016 Latest study on gender pay gap reveals that not all teachers are equal
In its findings the United Kingdom’s Institute for Fiscal Studies has shown that on average men are being paid significantly more than women in local authority schools, and the problem is even worse in academies.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 August 2016 UK: Labour pledge return of education maintenance allowance and maintenance grant
Education unions reacted positively to the Labour Party’s announcement on 17 August that it will restore the education maintenance allowance and the maintenance grant if it wins power at the next general election.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 August 2016 UK: Early years' education needs highest level of support
In response to the UK government’s proposals outlined in the Early Years National Funding Formula consultation, the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers reiterated that significant investment in early years’ education is essential.
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Union renewal and development 3 August 2016 UK: school funding formula for schools delayed
Education unions in the UK have reacted to the postponement of the new national funding formula for schools by reaffirming that the formula does not yet add up and that additional investment is needed.
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Standards and working conditions 6 July 2016 TES: part-time teaching roles an answer to replenishing the profession
A new survey released by the Times Education Supplement shows that 77 percent of English teachers who left the profession would consider returning to the classroom if part-time or shared positions were on the table.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 21 June 2016 Teacher refuses Pearson award
A teacher at Hackney College, UK, has refused to accept the Silver award for Lecturer of the year, in opposition to the involvement of the private sector in education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 June 2016 UK: Trade union action escalates in university pay dispute
The University and College Union in the United Kingdom has decided on a strategy of disruption targeted at open days, graduation days and an assessment boycott to protest short-term contracts and a gender pay gap.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 May 2016 UK university lecturers stage walkout in fight for equal gender pay and fair contracts
Members of the University and College Union have launched a two-day strike across the UK in response to falling salaries and precarious contracts after the employers’ final offer was viewed as “an insult.”
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Standards and working conditions 19 April 2016 “Ticking time bomb” has UK education unions concerned over falling teacher-training numbers
Teacher unions have expressed huge concerns over the latest teacher training figures of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, warning that excessive workloads and low pay are deterring graduates from the profession.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 April 2016 UK: Unions welcome dropping of baseline assessment by Government
Major UK education unions have welcomed the announcement by Government that baseline assessments will not now be used for measuring primary school student progress in subsequent years. This follows the publication of a comparative study on baseline assessments used by primary schools.
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Union renewal and development 29 March 2016 UK: NASUWT conference demands supportive funding reform
The planned reforms on school funding by the British government need to recognise the local needs of all schools and support equality of opportunity and achievement for every pupil, says British education union NASUWT.
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Standards and working conditions 15 March 2016 UK: Supply teachers are victims of dubious working practices
Supply teachers in the UK have reported serious concerns about increasingly doubtful working practices by their contracting agencies, with an impact both their working conditions and quality of life.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 February 2016 UK: Neglect pushes teachers out of the profession
The British public education service is haemorrhaging teachers, many of whom are either seeking better conditions outside of the United Kingdom or contemplating a career change to flee precarious employment.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 January 2016 United Kingdom: Empowering teachers to empower learners
Finding innovative, practical solutions to today’s social challenges; the need to build a movement of empowered - and empowering - teachers; and embracing a humane, democratic approach to transforming education systems - those were the issues discussed by educators and experts at a recent event in London.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 January 2016 UK: Support for academies in education bill a mistake, say experts
Trade unions in the UK have joined together with education experts, including teachers, governors, and school staff, to highlight the shortcomings of their government's Education and Adoption Bill to speed up the process of converting ‘failing’ schools into academies.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 November 2015 Disadvantaged pupils strongly impacted by cuts in education, say UK education unionists
Teachers unions have commented on the Sutton Trust "Background to Success" report on disadvantaged pupils, stressing that austerity measures affecting school funding make it extremely difficult for students from poorer communities to access quality education.
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Union renewal and development 13 November 2015 Stronger union and government relations the answer to creating better education systems
Strong, healthy education systems are possible when governments include teachers’ unions in policy decision making was the message Education International made clear to Britain’s education stakeholders recently in London.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 22 October 2015 UK families forced to choose between school uniforms and food
A UK report shows that the mounting cost of school uniforms has led to the families of more than one million children to cut back on food spending and basic essentials.
UK families forced to choose between school uniforms and food