We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Covid helped me truly realise the power of our class
As educators take one step closer to strike action, teacher ROBERT POOLE reflects on how the pandemic helped refocus the politics of those who’d banked on Parliament for change – leading to an upsurge in organisation and resistance
Covid and teaching
Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US world hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Natalia Marques looks at last week's ruling that Khalil can be deported and its implications
We are not here to advocate for the arms industry or its CEOs, writes STEVE HANDFORD, and that means we must take a stand against the government’s spending on war
As Labour mimics Tory welfare cuts while ignoring crumbling schools, educators must collectively resist the government's priorities and fight for an inclusive, creative system that values all children, writes NEU president SARAH KILPATRICK
Although our sector is hearing better things from the current government, the recognition that what we do is education in its own right, rather than just childcare, is still not reflected in policy, writes LUCY COLEMAN
WE are well and truly into autumn and it well and truly feels like it. The long summer holidays seem a long time ago and mince pies are filling the shelves of my local Co-op where until recently they had been selling charcoal for barbecues.
As the nights close in and the heating is coming on at home, talk in the staff room is increasingly around the cost-of-living crisis and there is a real sense of dread and exasperation.
A fellow member of my trade union came up to me this week and asked if we could go on strike sooner because their gas and electric bill was now over £4,000 a year.
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The NEU’s annual conference promises heated debate, with motions on international politics, curriculum reform and union amalgamation likely to provoke strong reactions and challenge the status quo, writes Education for Tomorrow editor ROBERT POOLE
The series unveils uncomfortable truths about youth alienation and online radicalisation — but the real crisis lies in austerity and the absence of class consciousness in addressing young people’s disillusionment, says teacher ROBERT POOLE
From colonialism to the Troubles, the story of England’s first colony is one of exploitation, resistance, and solidarity — and one we should fight to ensure is told, writes teacher ROBERT POOLE
As the government moves to rein in academy freedoms, former darling of conservative education reform Katharine Birbalsingh cries ‘Marxism.’ Education columnist ROBERT POOLE examines how academisation has failed our children while enriching executives and empowering ideologues at the expense of democratic accountability
