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Michael Gove is waging a war on women teachers, the NUT conference heard yesterday.
Speakers said the Tory Education Secretary’s reforms have enabled bosses to dump older, more expensive teachers in favour of younger staff.
Coventry teacher Nicky Davies said women undergoing the menopause were being targeted but suffering in silence.
Working-class women lead the fight for fair work and equitable pay and against sexual harassment, the rise of the far right and years of failed austerity policies, writes ROZ FOYER
LYNNE WALSH reports from the Women’s Declaration International conference on feminist struggles from Britain to the Far East
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