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Opinion: Why is the Government Giving Teachers a Pay Rise?

by James McAsh

This week the government announced a pay rise for a range of public sector workers, including teachers. Although presented as a thank you gift for teachers’ hard work during the pandemic, the government’s pay strategy has other motivations, argues James McAsh.

Bring on Labour’s National Education Service, Ending Ofsted Means Ending a System That Fails Children

by James McAsh

Until recently Labour’s flagship education policy was as vague as it was exciting. This changed at last month's Labour Conference when a full picture of the party's proposed National Education Service emerged for the first time: it will be a full throttled attack on neoliberalism in education, argues teacher James McAsh, including the scrapping of Ofsted.

Why Are Teachers Taking Action Against SATs?

by James McAsh

While bigots across the land are seething that primary pupils are taught the existence of LGBT people, the National Education Union is taking on the real menace in the classroom: SATs. James McAsh explains why.

A ‘Neu’ Union?

by James McAsh

On 15 November, members of the National Education Union teaching in state-funded schools and sixth form colleges launched a ballot on the issues of teacher pay and school funding. The hope is that this will be the first step towards nation-wide strike action.