Monthly Archives: May 2018

Government Announces Plans to Open More Grammar School Places On May 11, Education Secretary Damian Hinds unveiled plans for a £50m expansion fund to allow grammar schools to provide additional places and in some cases to build off-site annexes. This … Continue reading →

For An Anti-War Government! Recent events have again highlighted the government’s continual involvement in the genocidal war in Yemen, in which it is one of the main backers of the Saudi-led coalition of intervention forces. Earlier this month the Court … Continue reading →

E-Learning, an Important Matter for Teachers, Staff and Students – Laura Chesnik – In speaking to teachers and education workers in this election, I am impressed by everything they are doing to find out what is taking place at their … Continue reading →

Lecturers demonstrate in support of Education for All outside the University of London on March 16, 2018 Teachers and educators desire first and foremost, through their labours, to contribute to the development of young human beings so that they can … Continue reading →

Victory for protesters in Coventry University ‘sham union’ dispute A mass meeting of Coventry University staff holding #covunishame banners. UCU Demo. 17.018.009.cov.jm3 THERE was victory for protesters as official recognition was granted to the universities union by Coventry University following … Continue reading →

Teachers’ union add their support to ‘Keep Our Studio School’ campaign On the deadline to object to the Department for Education about the planned closure of the Isle of Wight Studio School the teachers’ union, NEU, lend their support to … Continue reading →

“Great March of Return” Culminates in Defiance of Israeli Massacre On May 14, 1948, the Zionist state of Israel was established by unilateral declaration. It was established on the basis of massacres, the dispossession and mass expulsions of the Palestinian … Continue reading →

Militant Rallies Condemn Israeli Massacre and Support the Palestinian Resistance Thousands of people joined a vociferous and militant rally in Whitehall opposite Downing Street on May 15. The emergency protest was called the day after the Israeli armed forces killed … Continue reading →

The Politics of Provocation Protest against the U.S.-south Korea Max Thunder war games, outside the U.S. embassy in Seoul, May 16, 2018. The Panmunjom Declaration of April 27 signed by the leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) … Continue reading →

How trade unions are gearing up for the fourth industrial revolution – 150 years after the first TUC meeting in Manchester Born in Manchester during a period of rapid industrial expansion, the TUC was formed to give a voice to … Continue reading →