Monday, 28 June 2021

Some more questions to a DGS candidate - support staff and the voice of members in the NEU

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Following a further hustings for NEU members in Wales, held on 23 June, I have been asked to respond to two additional questions. For transp...
Thursday, 17 June 2021

Unions should oppose flawed trials into Daily Contact Testing in schools

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This morning, an important open letter signed by scientists and campaigners has been published by the British Medical Journal. It raises se...
Wednesday, 16 June 2021

Questions for a DGS candidate from members in Wales

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As part of the ongoing nominations stage of the campaign to elect the NEU's first elected Deputy General Secretary, two all-Wales hustin...
Thursday, 3 June 2021

'Recovery Commissioner' resigns - demand the funding our schools and colleges need

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So, having commissioned Sir Kevan Collins to report on the investment needed to (in their words) "catch-up" after the pandemic, th...
Wednesday, 2 June 2021

Prepare action to oppose a damaging increase to the school day

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On BBC news this morning, hapless Education Secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed what was already clear to most educators - that he is ...
Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Organise to oppose Williamson’s academisation plans

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In April, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced that he wants all schools to become academies. While educators have rightly learne...
Tuesday, 27 April 2021

We need a different strategy to really tackle workload

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Download this post as a Martin4DGS leaflet from here:  https://bit.ly/3sZjTZs Excessive workload has long been the greatest concern for most...