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The National Union of Teachers (NUT) urged Labour yesterday not to enter a "bidding war" with the Tories to prove who can be the toughest on teachers.
NUT deputy leader Kevin Courtney reserved his verdict on shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt's plans to license teachers until details are revealed on Wednesday.
But he warned Mr Hunt that the "extremely aggressive" tone of reports of his announcement could reverse growing support for Labour among teachers.
The Morning Star here publishes a speech that would have been given by Stop the War officer and longtime NEU and NUT activist Alex Kenny on the eve of the verdicts handed to Chris Nineham and Ben Jamal this week. He also explains why he couldn’t give it
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK