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Thousands of college workers to strike against ‘savage’ attacks on education

THOUSANDS of college workers are on strike again tomorrow over “savage” attacks on education funding and working conditions.

National Education Union (NEU) members in 25 sixth forms across the country are taking their second day of action against the government’s cuts to funding for 16-19 education.

Government statistics show that real-terms funding per student has fallen by 16 per cent since 2010.

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