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Much to debate and much to decide for delegates this Easter
NEU joint general secretary Kevin Courtney
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In the wake of Ann Widdecombe’s murder, JOHN GREEN wonders whether the government will really get to grips with the root cause of these attacks on our MPs
The new PM’s opening addresses offered hope, council homes and reform — but little detail on how any of it will be delivered, warns CLAUDIA WEBBE
Despite the screeching from the right-wing media, Burnham’s speech chimed with the public mood - and socialists should take advantage, says Morning Star editor BEN CHACKO
Scotland's Labour leader cannot continue to evade responsibility for the party's decline, argues LAUREN HARPER
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
THIS Easter weekend the NUT section of the National Education Union will be debating the issues that matter most to teachers and school staff.
It is clear from our agenda that workload, funding and assessment are some of the main priorities that delegates feel are getting in the way of either their profession or children’s education.
Survey after survey demonstrates the unsustainable hours being worked by teachers. The current assessment methods used in our schools is driving the joy out of learning and teaching.
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