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The teachers united will never be defeated
Education in Britain is under attack – and professional unity is the only way to fight back, says GAWAIN LITTLE

I believe in unity.

I believe that teachers would be best represented by a single union, organised across all schools in England and Wales, representing all teachers.

In fact, I believe there are strong arguments for a united union to represent all education workers, drawing on the words of our colleagues in the US — “If you’re in the building, you’re in the union.”

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