The difficulties of being a Labour councillor under a Tory government
I spent a long time trying to get elected as a local councillor, so I think it’s fair…
Why the National Education Union should affiliate to the Labour Party
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) conference – my first, and the last before it fully amalgamates with…
Austerity cannot be allowed to pave the way for backdoor privatisation of the police
When was the last time you saw a police officer? I don’t just mean driving past in a…
As a teacher I know we need better mental health services for young people
Despite much more awareness in the last few years mental health is still very much a taboo subject. Words like ‘mad’…
Ideas to change Britain: co-op schools must be a core part of a Labour government
I was lucky enough to be part of the Chelmsford Star co-op party delegation to the Co-op Party’s…
Labour saw off Osborne’s academies plan – now we must use the Budget to block any new effort to break up secondary system
This is part of a series of articles in the run-up to the Budget on November 22. I…
There’s no point in Ofsted punishing teachers for failing schools – when it is all down to Tory education cuts
During this year’s general election hustings my Tory opponent on two separate occasions repeated her parties fallacy that…
Tory GCSE grade changes show that they’re motivated by one thing – ideology.
When I first heard that there were plans afoot to change GCSE grades from the A*-G type to…
My blueprint to save our secondary schools – and snuff out the smokescreen of more grammars, a teacher writes
I remember a rather heated conversation with a resident while campaigning in the general election. I think the…
Look at the real impact of Tory schools cuts, writes a Labour teacher
LI am a maths teacher, I have been a maths teacher for the best part of 12 years…