Articles from United Kingdom
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Standards and working conditions 30 May 2011 UK: Teachers mount legal battle over pensions
The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) is mounting a legal challenge in the British High Court to contest its government’s proposal to make changes to its members’ pension scheme.
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Standards and working conditions 3 May 2011 UK: teachers decide on strike over pensions
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) confirmed during its annual Conference, held 22-26 April in Harrogate, UK, that it will take coordinated action with another national affiliate of EI, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), as part of the struggle over pensions.
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 April 2011 UK: Unionists back Zimbabwe Vigil
The UK Trades Union Congress (TUC) has supported the lunchtime Vigil organised by Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) outside the Zimbabwe Embassy in London, UK.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 April 2011 Survey finds poverty hitting pupils' learning
A survey by the ATL (UK) teachers' union has found that many pupils living in poverty come to school hungry, tired and in worn-out clothes.
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Trade union rights are human rights 19 April 2011 UK teachers awarded millions in compensation
The NASUWT, one of the largest teacher unions in the UK, has secured millions of pounds in compensation for its members who suffered accidents, assaults and injuries suffered on school grounds in 2010.
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Equity and inclusion 29 March 2011 Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans History Month in British schools
Throughout the month of February, since 2005, teachers and members of EI’s British affiliates have taken the opportunity to celebrate LGBT History Month to teach their students and colleagues about the lives, experiences and diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Britain.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 March 2011 England: Students face exorbitant tuition fees
When the recently elected Conservative and Liberal British government announced that it wanted to transfer the burden of funding education from the state to students, the UCU and its allies from student, parent and teaching all came together to build the first wave of opposition to cuts in vital public...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 March 2011 UK: Unions march for alternative economic choices and growth
EI’s British member organisations are backing their national Trades Union Congress (TUC) call for action and will join a March for the Alternative on 26 March.
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Union renewal and development 3 February 2011 UK: Training of teachers vital to managing pupil behaviour
The National Union of Teachers has responded to a parliamentary Education Committee report into behaviour and discipline in schools by demanding that teachers have access to continuous professional development.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 4 January 2011 Unaccountable ‘free schools’ are not wanted say teachers
A survey of British parents conducted by the National Union of Teachers (NUT), an EI affiliate, has found that a majority of new ‘free schools’ being opened in England are not wanted or needed.
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Equity and inclusion 18 November 2010 People coming out as gay at younger age, research shows
The average age at which people come out as gay, lesbian or bisexual has fallen steadily over the last four decades, according to the British gay rights group, Stonewall.
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Standards and working conditions 10 August 2010 UK: School staff victims of unfounded allegations
More than 1,700 staff in UK schools were accused of misbehaviour by parents or pupils last year.
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Equity and inclusion 2 August 2010 UK budget faces legal challenge over gender discrimination
The UK government's budget may be unlawful according to a legal case launched in the high court. It is claimed Treasury officials broke the law by not carrying out an equality assessment of whether plans for spending cuts would hit women most.
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Leading the profession 12 March 2010 UK: EI member organisations react to report on racism in schools
Two EI member organisations reacted to the Maurice Smith Review released today, which recommends that "teachers in England should not be banned from membership of the British National Party (BNP) or any group which may promote racism".
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 July 2009 Union responds to report on universities' role in moving UK out of recession
The University and College Union (UCU) said today that universities must be allowed to play their full part in helping lift the country out of recession.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 July 2009 UK: "Say no to academic vandalism"
The University and College Union (UCU) which represents further and higher education staff in the United Kingdom is holding a national day of protest on 3 July.
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Leading the profession 9 September 2008 SATS fiasco: Standard testing fails Britain
Britain’s system of standardised testing is in disarray following large-scale bungling by the American company contracted to mark students’ papers.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 July 2008 UK lecturers want greater involvement in university climate efforts
The University and College Union (UCU) is congratulating UK universities that are doing the most to combat climate change, but is still urging all universities to step up the involvement of staff and students in their efforts. The union has called for a carbon reduction strategy on every campus based...
UK lecturers want greater involvement in university climate efforts