Latest editorial
Striking northern teachers stage demonstrations
Teachers across northern England joined the strike by the National Union of Teachers (TUC) with rallies staged in major towns and cities including Leeds, Bradford and Manchester
Teachers across northern England joined the strike by the National Union of Teachers (TUC) with rallies staged in major towns and cities including Leeds, Bradford and Manchester.
Among those at the Bradford rally were teachers from Sowerby Bridge high school, near Halifax, which has 1,100 students.
Striker Yvonne Carr is a science teacher there and has taught for more than 30 years.
Similar stories
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