ARTHUR JARMAN pays tribute to a formidable and highly respected negotiator
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The situation facing schools, teachers and children has never been worse, but the NUT has been fighting back strongly at grassroots level, writes ALEX KENNY
Newly elected National Education Union vice-president AMANDA MARTIN speaks to the Morning Star about the challenges facing teachers and schoolchildren in Britain today
Trade unionists can learn valuable lessons in community solidarity from the longest strike in British history, writes CHRIS SMITH
Teachers, Parents and Kids Fight for our Education (While Greening Stays at Home)
‘Politically neutral’ group speaks out
Fragmentation in education since 2010 has put the question of political influence firmly on the union agenda, says KEVIN COURTNEY
Britain could take a leaf out of Finnish educationalists’ book, says ROBIN HEAD
Massive workloads ‘are pushing people out of the profession’
Amendment passed removing reference to reviewing relationship with political parties
Teachers could use existing mandate to strike in regions where school cuts have hit hardest
Euphoria for our new union is fine, but we can’t rest on our laurels, argues HOWARD STEVENSON
Now is our time to fight back against the education cuts imposed by a government obsessed with privatisation, says LOUISE REGAN
In his second article, KEVIN COURTNEY writes that teachers have natural allies in parents and other trade union members. Working with these people will have a transformative effect on how teaching is delivered
Union will take Tories to court over scam to sneak in new grammar schools
KEVIN COURTNEY looks ahead to how the new NEU will organise in order to grow as a lay-led democratic organisation
Kids’ textbooks and art supplies now on the shopping list
Members vote overwhelmingly for ‘historic’ teachers’ union merger
Future of education threatened, warn workers
Teachers picket conference sponsored by school privateer in developing world
MARI BURTON wonders how the Cuban education system creates such confident students, yet in Britain the system is failing
NIPARUN NESSA reports on an NUT delegation to Cuba – where she was overwhelmed by the Cuban people’s warm welcome and genuine commitment to equality
British special educational needs co-ordinator MAGGIE MORAN reflects on Cuba’s educational provision for students
Teacher died of cancer due to toxic classroom material
Teachers rally as government slashes budgets
NUT and ATL special conferences back amalgamation plan
"National Education Union" overwhelmingly carried at special conferences and could be TUC's fourth largest affiliate
"National Education Union" overwhelmingly carried at special conferences and could be TUC's fourth largest affiliate
ATL and NUT members will vote on merger ballot
By Gawain Little
Thousands of teachers strike against Tory education cuts
Osborne’s cuts have put an intolerable financial squeeze on schools, which is why teachers are taking strike action today, explains KEVIN COURTNEY
Ofsted chief says education suffering under bosses’ ambition
UN: poorer children get sub-standard schools
UCU members walk out on strike across Britain over measly offer
There’s no place in education for phoney ‘competitive’ values, writes CHRISTINE BLOWER
The head of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association has finally been released after five years’ imprisonment, writes CHRISTINE BLOWER
NUT leader Blower calls for common front against the Tories’ hated policies
CHRISTINE BLOWER tells Luke James that teachers are prepared for a tough fight against the Tories’ free-market fanatacism and to go all the way for quality education