Teachers and social workers suffer most from ‘lost decade’ for pay growth in UK Research shows public sector salaries have fallen significantly behind those in the private sector The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2022
Manuel Göttsching laid the groundwork for generations of electronic musicians The restlessly innovative German guitarist went on to make records including the legendary E2-E4, a foundational source for techno and ambient house The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022
All primary pupils in England would get free school meals under MP's law plan Labour MP Zarah Sultana is trying to change the law to widen the free school meals scheme to ensure no child goes hungry as cost of living pressures mount on families Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022
Striking teacher says salaries are so low some staff can’t afford to walk out for one day "Short-term, strikes will cause disruption, but the whole point is that if we don’t fund this sector properly, that’s going to impact students for years to come and impact them significantly." Bristol Post · Dec 5, 2022
Teachers at St Brendan’s Sixth Form College in Brislington set to go on strike in row over pay Teachers will be on the picket line tomorrow morning at 8.00 am Bristol Post · Nov 29, 2022
Bright Signals acquires Neu Glasgow creative agency continues acquisition spree with another local firm Insider UK · Nov 25, 2022
Teachers' rage at Welsh Government plans to change school year and warn people will leave the profession if it goes ahead 'Six weeks is important for a proper break' Wales Online · Oct 30, 2022
Union leader urges Keir Starmer to make clear he is on side of workers Unite’s Sharon Graham says Labour leader must not ‘stand on the sidelines’ as workers go on strike The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022
Head teachers to vote on strike action over pay for first time in 125 years NAHT boss Paul Whiteman warned members 'cannot continue to run their schools in the current circumstances' as the three major education unions said they would launch strike ballots Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022
Hundreds of thousands of teachers balloted for strikes - risking school closures Teachers are up in arms over the Government's below-inflation pay offer, with three major education unions expected to formally ballot their members for strike action Daily Mirror · Oct 16, 2022
Teachers to vote on strike action in row over pay Members of two unions could walk out Wales Online · Oct 14, 2022
Teachers to vote on strike action over pay across Great Britain Two largest unions to send ballots to members after rejecting ‘unacceptable’ offers of 5% rise The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022
Sixth-form teachers in England to vote on strike action over pay Union boss says workers are pursuing above-inflation pay rise after ‘real-terms cut since 2010’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022
London school uses law change to replace striking staff with agency workers Drapers’ Pyrgo primary in Romford, where top managers were paid total of £1.49m in benefits, cut salaries or hours of 10 support staff The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022
Daily Mirror · Oct 4, 2022 Michael Gove ramps up pressure on Liz Truss to widen free school meals scheme The Conservative former Education Secretary said all primary pupils should get free school dinners 'in an ideal world' - and right now Liz Truss must extend provision to all households on Universal Credit
Daily Mirror · Oct 2, 2022 Calls mount for free school meal overhaul as 74% of Brits want scheme widened Delegates at Tory conference in Birmingham were confronted by billboards urging them to back the Mirror and the National Education Union(NEU) campaign to end child hunger
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022 Ministers ‘dragging feet’ on adding Black history to curriculum, teaching leader warns Exclusive: ‘The government is making good noises at the moment – but really there’s not been any action and it hasn’t been quick enough,’ says NEU boss
Daily Mirror · Sep 27, 2022 Labour vows to offer EVERY primary child access to school breakfast club Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will set out plans for fully funded school breakfasts for youngsters as the 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system'
Daily Mirror · Sep 22, 2022 'Truss is playing party politics over hungry children - kids must get free school meals' Ros Wynne Jones speaks with campaigners who say the Conservative Government is playing 'party politics over children's health' when it comes to junk food and free school meals
The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022 ‘Campaigning to keep the lights on’: the desperate plight of England’s schools and universities Despite their costs going ‘through the roof’, education leaders fear they will be a low priority for the next occupant of No 10
Belfast Live · Aug 2, 2022 Northern Ireland schools urged to review and amend uniform policies amid cost of living crisis "The solution is not complicated, with the current cost of living we need to reflect on the costs associated with education"
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022 School spending power to stay below 2010 levels as inflation drives up costs New prime minister faces decision on new cash injection to avoid ‘stagnation’
Wales Online · Jul 22, 2022 England's schools on brink of 'full-blown funding crisis' - teaching unions Five education unions have said the pay award will put pressure on school budgets and exacerbate the recruitment crisis
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022 Teachers and heads accuse Government of creating ‘crisis’ with pay offer Five education unions have said the pay award will put pressure on school budgets and exacerbate the recruitment crisis.
The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022 Government confirms ‘unacceptable’ 5% pay rise for experienced teachers Teachers’ leaders have described the rise for experienced teachers as ‘unacceptable’, with strikes possibly going ahead in autumn.