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BRIGHTON teachers in rebellion against management plans to turn Hove Park school into an academy will strike today with support from parents.
Members of the National Union of Teachers will be joined by parents and pupils on the picket line at the school gates in a show of solidarity.
Head teacher Derek Trimmer tried to turn parents against teachers yesterday by sending an email declaring that he had decided to shut the school for the day “with regret.”
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
