Fair pay is not just a request, but a necessity. Schools deserve proper funding for staffing provision - and the necessary funding to cover a pay rise.
Strike action is a last resort but it will be an option our members will seriously consider in the face of such a belligerent approach from this Government.
Up until this point the Government have ignored a growing existential crisis in education that is happening on their watch.
If Government is serious about addressing the reasons behind absences, they need to ensure schools and parents have the means to get the help required.
Sexism in schools is symptomatic of gender inequality across our society.
The rights of pregnant teachers and support staff - to privacy and dignity at work, individual risk assessments, safe and fair working arrangements.
Government talks over minimum service levels were never meaningful.
The education system is being let down by an Ofsted incapable of self-scrutiny and unable to listen.
The Chancellor makes a mockery of the repeated claim that education is at the heart of this Government’s priorities.
