Angela Rayner: Downing Street briefings don’t change the fact that the Tories have held down teachers’ pay
Teachers across the country will be returning to the classroom this week after a summer that – thanks…
Teachers
Tory recruitment crisis leaves 600,000 kids taught by unqualified teachers
The number of unqualified teachers has soared by 62 per cent since 2012, new analysis reveals. The Tories…
The young hold the balance of power. As a newly qualified teacher, I need to be sure Labour supports me and my generation
The once much maligned Jeremy Corbyn shocked the political world in June by exceeding all expectations and denying…
What the pay cap really means for schools – a Labour teacher’s tale from the frontline
No teacher came into work last Thursday planning to take it easy in light of the government’s decision…
Tories blame teachers for not working hard enough to divert attention from their own failures – Corbyn speech
This is the full text of speech delivered by Jeremy Corbyn at the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) conference.…
Tom Watson: Technology gives us an exciting future – but it would be negligent if we didn’t consider the risk to workers
This is the full speech delivered by Tom Watson, Labour’s deputy leader, at the Co-operative Party economy conference this…
Ivan Lewis: Manchester does not need or want forced academy status for its schools
George Osborne’s Budget announcement that all primary and secondary schools will be forced to become academies by…
Teachers’ union threatens boycott of primary school tests
Teachers have moved one step closer to a boycott of primary school tests after voting to carry out a…
We must not let excessive workload drive teachers out of the profession
Dear Caroline, Thanks for your letter and congratulations on qualifying to teach and on getting your first teaching…
Will Labour stop discrimination against teachers in faith schools?
Ed Miliband’s new education chief says ‘All the evidence suggests that the quality of an individual teacher is…
