Unions
The latest news and analysis on teaching unions in the UK, including teacher strikes, pay disputes, industrial action and more
Saturday
6th Apr 2024
NEU chief: Labour schools’ promises long way off what’s needed
Daniel Kebede used his first major speech to warn Sir Keir Starmer the union was putting ‘any incoming Labour government on notice’
Majority of teachers say learning hit by poor school buildings
Two-thirds of respondents to an NEU survey also said their schools had leaks
Wednesday
3rd Apr 2024
NEU: Teachers could strike in September
The leader of the largest teaching union said that strikes were not off the table and could take place later this year
Education system has had ‘failure baked in’ since Gove
NEU president says teachers’ autonomy has been reduced by an education system that stops teachers from being ‘the educators they want to be’
4 out of 5 teachers say new inspection system needed
More than half of NEU members warn that Ofsted inspections have a negative impact on their mental health