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Inquiry opens into Battle of Orgreave during miners’ strike

The Bishop of Sheffield, Dr Pete Wilcox, has launched a call for evidence for the official inquiry into the 1984 Battle of Orgreave. The government-appointed inquiry will investigate the violent clashes between striking miners and police outside a South Yorkshire coking plant. It possesses statutory powers to compel evidence from…

The Independent UK · Mar 26

England school strikes called off as unions vote to accept pay deal

Members accepted 6.5% pay rise, but said it was not enough to correct decade of real-terms pay cuts

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

UK’s biggest teaching union votes to end strike action

The National Education Union (NEU) said members agreed to accept progress made on pay and funding and halt industrial action

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

Students and parents to face disruption as teachers in England go on strike over pay

End-of-year activities and transition days are set to be disrupted amid the latest wave of walkouts by National Education Union members

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

Families face disruption as teachers in England stage fresh strikes over pay

End-of-year activities and transition days are set to be disrupted amid the latest wave of walkouts by National Education Union members.

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2023

‘Desperate and angry’ headteachers in England ready to join strikes in autumn

Unions ballot members about coordinated action that will lead to many more school closures

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2023

Teachers to stage two-day strike action before the end of school term

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) will walk out on Wednesday, July 5, and Friday, July 7.

Chronicle Live · Jun 17, 2023

Schools across England face unprecedented struggle to hire English teachers as recruitment crisis grows

Headteachers say situation is critical as they try to fill vacancies for September

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2023

Ofsted school inspection reforms ‘nowhere near enough’

Sister of Ruth Perry, who killed herself after her primary was downgraded, ‘disappointed’ single-word judgments not removed

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023

Pupils in families using food banks during pandemic ‘received lower GCSE grades’

More than a third of young people in families using food banks were not eligible for free school meals, a report suggests.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023