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Schools and colleges must cut ties with arms companies, NEU says
People take part in a Palestine Solidarity Campaign rally in central London, November 30, 2024

SCHOOLS and colleges must cut sponsorship ties with arms companies worth millions of pounds every year, the National Education Union’s (NEU) conference moved today.

Delegates backed a motion calling on the union to affiliate with the Disarm Education campaign as well as develop resources to raise awareness of the Palestinian genocide in schools.

The campaign calls on schools to publicly commit to banning careers collaborations and partnerships with arms companies.

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