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Wales / 15 July 2026

Welsh government must rectify ‘chronic underfunding’ of additional learning needs, unions demand

15 July 2026

GFTU summer school 2026

GFTU Summer School / 15 July 2026

Organising skills, building confidence and uniting our fights to win

15 July 2026

HENRY FOWLER, assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU), reports on Day 2 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at the Workers’ Retreat, Quorn Grange Hotel

Group photo Summer School

Education / 14 July 2026

The power of labour movement history and strategies today show us how to change the world

14 July 2026

Assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions HENRY FOWLER reports on day 1 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at Quorn Grange Hotel

A person wearing a University and College Union (UCU) armban

Industrial / 13 July 2026

London South Bank University staff begin marking boycott ahead of strikes over ‘fire-and-rehire plans’

13 July 2026

Pupils in a classroom

Education / 10 July 2026

Welsh Labour accussed of being ‘irresponsible’ in schools funding row

10 July 2026

Children enjoy playing on swings in a park near Ashford, Kent

Childcare / 7 July 2026

More than half of parents struggle to find summer holiday clubs for their disabled children, with a devastating impact on households

7 July 2026

A teacher and students in a classroom

Wales / 3 July 2026

Plaid Cymru urged to rethink spending on students with additional needs

3 July 2026

Palestinians inspect damage to their tents caused by an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, June 30, 2026

Arms Trade / 3 July 2026

University of Birmingham condemned for watering down ethical ban on investing in arms companies

3 July 2026

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) hold a rally outside the Department for Education (DfE) in London, November 28, 2024

Education / 1 July 2026

Teachers ‘will never’ accept partially-funded 3.5% pay offer, NEU says

1 July 2026

children mental health

Mental health / 29 June 2026

More than one million kids referred to mental health services in a year

29 June 2026

childcare

Childcare / 28 June 2026

Scottish Greens warn of childcare ‘crisis’ as summer hols strain budgets

28 June 2026

Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson during a visit to The Coopers Company & Coborn School school, east London, June 8, 2026

Heat Wave / 25 June 2026

NEU urges government to install air conditioning and insulation in schools

25 June 2026

STEADFAST RESISTANCE: UCU members at Edinburgh University on a five-day walk-out in a dispute over plans to cut £140 million from the university budget, September 2025

Education / 19 June 2026

Universities are neglected – but defence spending is booming

19 June 2026

Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday

Year 11 pupils throw their mortarboards into the air following a graduation ceremony on their last day of school at BBG Academy in Bradford, June 11, 2021

Education / 16 June 2026

More positive destination for school leavers, but class divide remains, figures show

16 June 2026

Punch [Pic: Dan Burton]

Workers' Rights / 15 June 2026

Abuse and assaults becoming accepted part of work, Unison warns

15 June 2026

A mobile billboard outside Parliament in London, displaying a message directed at the Prime Minister ahead of his decision on a proposed social media ban for under-16s, as part of the National Education Union's 'Big Tech's Little Victims' campaign, June 11, 2026

Mental Health / 15 June 2026

Teaching unions welcome social media ban but warn Big Tech still profiting from harmful content

15 June 2026

School children in a classroom

Exclusive / 9 June 2026

Academisation threatens equal pay, unions warn ministers

9 June 2026

Teachers from the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union on the picket line outside Glendale Primary and Glendale Gaelic School in Glasgow, February 22, 2023

Scotland / 5 June 2026

EIS and TIE collaborate to change ‘the tide of the disinformation era’

5 June 2026

School students during a lesson

Education / 25 May 2026

TUC urges government to ‘turbocharge’ support for pupils in England

25 May 2026

Education / 18 May 2026

Parents and priests to join picket against job cuts at Catholic schools trust

18 May 2026

UCU members at Edinburgh University take part in industrial action at the start of a planned five-day walk-out in a dispute over plans to cut £140m from the university budget, September 8, 2025

Workers' Rights / 14 May 2026

UCU lecturers launch strike at Heriot-Watt University

14 May 2026

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks to supporters, backed by his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, following winning the most seats in the Welsh Parliament election, May 9, 2026

Education / 14 May 2026

Plaid urged to ‘do right thing’ and boost cash for schools

14 May 2026

Daniel Kebede, the General Secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), joins a picket line at Regent High School in north west London, July 5, 2023

Education / 10 May 2026

NEU moves towards formal strike ballot over pay and school funding

10 May 2026

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) hold a rally at Old Palace Yard, in Westminster, London, January 29, 2025

Education / 8 May 2026

Sixth form teachers secure protected PPA time as part of 2025/26 pay negotiations

8 May 2026

Gareth Southgate, July 14, 2024

Inequality / 7 May 2026

Families across Britain ‘can’t afford to buy kit’ to take part in sport and PE lessons, former England manager Southgate warns

7 May 2026

A primary school teacher looking stressed next to piles of classroom books

Education / 1 May 2026

Ofsted putting pressure on teachers to the ‘point of destruction’

1 May 2026

Scotland / 1 May 2026

Parents' charter launched ahead of Holyrood poll

1 May 2026

Photo: Henry Fowler

Education / 30 April 2026

Protest at Connaught school over scabbing of NEU strike

30 April 2026

Students eat lunch in the school canteen

Education / 23 April 2026

A huge 89% of parents support free school meals for all primary school pupils in England

23 April 2026

School children in a classroom

STUC 2026 / 20 April 2026

STUC calls for education overhaul

20 April 2026

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar holds up a manifesto booklet during the launch of the party's manifesto for the upcoming Holyrood election, at the University of Edinburgh Hospitality and Events Collection in Edinburgh, April 13, 2026

Holyrood Elections / 19 April 2026

Scottish Labour promise alternative to gimmicks in education policy

19 April 2026

A pregnant woman holding her stomach

Education / 3 April 2026

Teachers need 26 weeks maternity leave amid ‘national scandal’ over numbers quitting the classroom, NASUWT leader says

3 April 2026

A lunch tray in the school canteen

NEU Conference 2026 / 31 March 2026

Nearly half of primary teachers report pupil eating disorders, according to survey

31 March 2026

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) hold a rally o

NEU Conference 2026 / 31 March 2026

Far-right activists doxxing teachers, NEU conference hears

31 March 2026

Two children play tag in the school ground of Scoil Naomh Lorcan in Omeath, Northern Ireland, March 2021

NEU Conference 2026 / 30 March 2026

Playtime is ‘being eroded’ in early years and primary schools, teachers warn

30 March 2026

A general view of pupils sitting an exam at Lawrence Sheriff school Rugby, Warwickshire

NEU Conference 2026 / 30 March 2026

Teachers could boycott new Year 8 reading tests

30 March 2026