Green Party deputy leader MOTHIN ALI, who will speak at the International Anti-War Conference in London on June 20, says Britain needs to rethink its priorities – and its allies
DELEGATES at the Education International World Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, joined a packed meeting on the global response campaign against education privatisation yesterday.
The meeting heard from representatives from a range of education unions internationally which have been directly involved in challenging the spread of privatisation.
A delegate from the American Federation of Teachers spoke about the introduction of low-cost for-profit education initiatives which used technology to reduce teacher-pupil ratios to as low as 1:200 in order to keep down costs and maximise profits, destroying children’s education in the process.
A packed fringe meeting at the National Education Union conference heard from Iranian teachers, campaigners and journalists
Robinson successfully defended his school from closure, fought for the unification of the teaching unions, mentored future trade union leaders and transformed teaching at the Marx Memorial Library, writes JOHN FOSTER


