Parents’ protests against Welsh schools reopening
Parents for Safety First organised a cavalcade of eight cars to publicise the campaign to oppose the reopening of schools in Wales on 29 June announced by Kirsty Williams, Liberal Democrat education minister for the Welsh Government.
Tories retreat on free school meals – the more we protest the more we can win
Against the backdrop of mass anti-racist protests and growing anger against inequality, the Tories have made another u-turn. This time over taking free school meal vouchers away from poor children during the summer holidays.
Tories backtrack in England – Stand firm for school safety
The stand taken by staff and parents has helped make sure most primary schools in England have failed to open as widely as the Tories had intended.
Schools… no going back until it’s safe
In almost every primary in Newham, east London, staff voted against increased school attendance and did not go in on Monday 1 June.
Tories knocked back on schools opening
Faced with parental distrust and organised trade union opposition, the Tories’ plans to implement a wider, phased return of children into England’s primary schools from 1 June have run into widespread resistance.
Schools aren’t safe
It’s reckless. It’s unsafe. It flies in the face of all advice from scientists and from teachers. The schools must not reopen on Monday 1 June.
United action can defeat Tories’ dangerous school plan
In refusing to back down from his plans for primary schools to open more widely in England on 1 June, Johnson has shown complete disregard for public health. But a firm stand by trade unions, schools and parents can force the Tories back.
Johnson’s reckless ‘back to school’ plans threaten everyone’s safety
School staff are in the front line of the government’s unsafe back-to-work strategy. The following three-page feature shows how they are organising and fighting for safety together with parents and local communities.
Organise to win on workload and pay
It’s a scandal that 10% of teachers are leaving the profession every year – but it also exposes the failure of the NEU, and the other education unions, to take advantage of the shortage of experienced staff to organise to win real gains for members.