PCS general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE explains why opposing war is inseparable from defending jobs, wages and public services – and why readers should come to the London Peace Conference on Saturday June 20
A Dangerous Experiment with our Kids’ Future
CHRISTINE BLOWER tells Luke James that teachers are prepared for a tough fight against the Tories’ free-market fanatacism and to go all the way for quality education
ENGLISH schools are understaffed, there is a crisis in school places and chaos in the curriculum.
Teacher training schemes have gone unfilled for the past three years and class sizes have soared, forcing headteachers to rely on poorly paid supply teachers.
State schools, particularly in London, are struggling to cope with a population boom because the government has banned local authorities from building new schools.
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