Labour’s education pledge
Labour’s policy announcement could mark the end of the deluge of illogical, draconian and ill-informed policies imposed on schools.
Labour’s policy announcement could mark the end of the deluge of illogical, draconian and ill-informed policies imposed on schools.
A West Yorkshire member on their light touch approach to making pupils 'secondary ready', not 'SATs ready'.
Union leaders call on Education Secretary to stop delaying school pay review body recommendations
Poverty and disadvantage can have severe impacts on children’s educational experience
These reports show the Goverment has failed to maintain the school estate or improve its resilience. The era of hoping such problems will go away of their own accord is over.
The NEU welcomes this inquiry into Ofsted. There is overwhelming consensus in the education profession that inspections need to change.
Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, commenting on the latest data from Government on pupils with special educational needs.
This year marks 75 years from when the ‘Windrush’ generation came to the UK after the Second World War, starting from 1948. Nearly 500 passengers were carried on the Empire Windrush from Caribbean countries.
Ofsted recognise the need for change, but these changes don’t address the high stakes pressures that are tied up with a one grade summative judgement.
The NEU has written to the Secretary of State for Education ahead of our National Executive meeting on 17 June to publish the School Teacher Review Body (STRB) report.
The NEU sends deepest sympathy to the family of Mohammed Tamimi who has died of his injuries after being shot by Israeli military forces on 1 June 2023.
Education unions to hold joint industrial action campaign meetings in every school in England.