Articles from United Kingdom
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Union renewal and development 23 January 2017 UK: guarded welcome for extra funding for schools serving disadvantaged communities
Education unions welcomed the education secretary’s announcement to fund an additional six “Opportunity Areas,” and urged the government to ensure that all children can go to school, regardless of their social background.
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Standards and working conditions 9 January 2017 UK: Teacher unions unite to demand salary boost
Six education unions from the UK have made a joint submission to the national review body calling for a “significant” salary increase for teachers, whose pay has been frozen or capped since 2011.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 December 2016 UK: National Funding Formula falls short, say unions
Education unions have reacted strongly to the UK Education Secretary’s announcement of a consultation on the school funding system in England, saying that the government’s proposals do not address inequalities of access to education and too many schools will lose funding.
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Trade union rights are human rights 29 November 2016 UK: Educators highlight need to tackle sexual harassment and violence in schools
Education unions in the UK have strongly reasserted the need to bring an end to sexual bullying and harassment and refocus efforts to train teachers on sexual harassment and violence awareness.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 November 2016 UK: Towards a new union for education professionals and their learners
Two UK education unions are negotiating on their amalgamation, demonstrating their joint vision for education which enables learners to understand and contribute to a wider society, and improves the working lives of education professionals.
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Union renewal and development 4 November 2016 UK education unions warn that disadvantaged children to be hurt most by cuts
Disadvantaged children are likely to be hit hardest by government changes to school funding, according to the new School Cuts online initiative from education unions launched by two UK education unions.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 31 October 2016 UK: Education Bill pushing academies dropped
Education unions in the United Kingdom have welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Education that the Education for All Bill, planning to force all schools in ‘underperforming’ local authority areas to become academies, has been dropped.
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Equity and inclusion 18 October 2016 UK: gender inequality puts future of teaching profession at risk
Gender inequality, combined with crushing workloads and attacks on their pay and working conditions, are threatening to drive women out of the teaching profession in the UK.
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Equity and inclusion 23 September 2016 UK: Union highlights needs of refugee children
The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers has highlighted the appalling impact of the global refugee crisis on the world’s children and young people, especially in terms of education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 September 2016 UK: Unions condemn reintroduction of selective grammar schools
Teacher unions have reacted strongly to the Government’s proposal to end the ban on the creation of new grammar schools, and are demanding measures intended to prevent poorer children from losing out.
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Equity and inclusion 4 September 2016 Wellbeing of girls a concern amid report citing a widening gender gap among children’s life experiences
Three new reports from the United Kingdom show that the number of girls reporting to be unhappy is increasing at disturbing rates, with much of the rise related to bullying and body issues.
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Standards and working conditions 28 August 2016 Latest study on gender pay gap reveals that not all teachers are equal
In its findings the United Kingdom’s Institute for Fiscal Studies has shown that on average men are being paid significantly more than women in local authority schools, and the problem is even worse in academies.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 August 2016 UK: Labour pledge return of education maintenance allowance and maintenance grant
Education unions reacted positively to the Labour Party’s announcement on 17 August that it will restore the education maintenance allowance and the maintenance grant if it wins power at the next general election.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 August 2016 UK: Early years' education needs highest level of support
In response to the UK government’s proposals outlined in the Early Years National Funding Formula consultation, the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers reiterated that significant investment in early years’ education is essential.
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Union renewal and development 3 August 2016 UK: school funding formula for schools delayed
Education unions in the UK have reacted to the postponement of the new national funding formula for schools by reaffirming that the formula does not yet add up and that additional investment is needed.
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Standards and working conditions 6 July 2016 TES: part-time teaching roles an answer to replenishing the profession
A new survey released by the Times Education Supplement shows that 77 percent of English teachers who left the profession would consider returning to the classroom if part-time or shared positions were on the table.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 21 June 2016 Teacher refuses Pearson award
A teacher at Hackney College, UK, has refused to accept the Silver award for Lecturer of the year, in opposition to the involvement of the private sector in education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 June 2016 UK: Trade union action escalates in university pay dispute
The University and College Union in the United Kingdom has decided on a strategy of disruption targeted at open days, graduation days and an assessment boycott to protest short-term contracts and a gender pay gap.
UK: Trade union action escalates in university pay dispute