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Another Education is Possible
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Socialist Review | The testing regime in schools is breaking down. Before the summer break SATs papers were lost or badly marked; pupils were absenting themselves from the tests and head teachers were demanding an end to these wasteful and useless exams. One parent from Sunderland, truck driver Stuart McAnaney, has two sons: James, 11, and nine year old Matthew, at St Anne’s RC Primary School. He said, “I ...
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Teachers threaten more strikes
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
By Graeme Paton and Sophie Borland |
Teachers have threatened further industrial action as a national strike hit up to 9,500 schools across England and Wales on Thursday.
Members of the National Union of Teachers said they "felt no guilt" following the walkout that saw more than one million children turned away from lessons.
Some picketed outside schools in ...
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Teachers to stage one-day strike on April 24
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Teachers in England and Wales will stage their first national strike in more than two decades on April 24, Britain’s biggest classroom union announced today. The National Union of Teachers said that a ballot of its 255,000 members had found a majority of those who voted were in favour of a one-day strike over pay. The union is demanding a 10 per cent pay rise this year, or £3,000 for every teacher ...
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Minister jeered by teachers over tests & class sizes
Thursday, March 20th, 2008The Schools minister, Jim Knight, was given a public dressing down by teachers yesterday as he sought to defend large class sizes and the Government's testing regime. He was jeered by delegates at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers' conference after being asked if a class of 38 pupils for eight and nine-year-olds in a primary school was acceptable. Mr Knight replied such class sizes were "manageable" if the teacher was ...
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