I’m on my war horse
https://berylkingstonblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/31/im-on-my-war-horse/
— Read on berylkingstonblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/31/im-on-my-war-horse/
I share this without comment beyond saying it is worth the read, and is a worthwhile read.
NASUWT and NUT members in the North-West of England escalate their industrial action from action short of strike to strike action. Teachers from the two largest teaching unions – which have put aside historical differences to campaign on a common front, in solidarity, against the education policies of the UK Government, a coalition of the otherwise unelectable Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties, which aim to privatise and otherwise dismantle the UK’s famous universal free state education system.
This region, also badly hit by the Coalition’s other Austerity-driven socially divisive policies, sees the launch of a campaign of such escalated action on 27 June 2013CE.
Messages of support: campaigns@mail.nasuwt.org.uk
Twitter: #June27 #strike #solidarity #teacherstogether
Use the hashtags – be great to get the action trending!
Click the image for further details of the action.
Teaching Assistants – we are not talking about a ‘mum’s army’ of unqualified staff replacing qualified teachers in a ‘race to the bottom, never mind the cut – feel the width’ pared down education system but an experienced and valued asset that makes the delivery of high quality, inclusive and relevantly differentiated education by experienced and well-qualified professional teachers achievable and affordable.
UNISON, the public sector trade union issued this advisory on their website on Monday 17 June 2013, arising from their conference.
This follows on the GMB pledge to campaign to protect its Teaching Assistant members at its conference in May and along with this 38Degrees petition by a teacher who values her TA support.
TAs are often considered to be a soft-option for cutting costs. With widening public support, that may become something of a misconception.
10 reasons why the NUT and NASUWT have put aside historical differences to defend our education system.
Is this the shape of things to come for UK education?
It would seem that the free school experiment in Sweden is collapsing leaving a real mess all around. The wheels have come off in Sweden: Is it time to ground the fleet?
This should be required viewing for all trainee teachers and all governing bodies.
An excellent web-site and resource if you want to investigate the truth behind the cynical, systematic undermining of state funded universal education in the UK.
If you do nothing else, watch the eponymous video. Please do delve deeper – and who knows – maybe protest?
Thanks to NASUWT for the link.
<a href="[View the story “Birmingham Education Conference 9 March 2013” on Storify]” title=”Birmingham Education Conference”>Birmingham Education Conference
A timelined report of the conference “The Birmingham Education Conference – A Vision for All Birmingham’s Children” held at Birchfield Community School on 9 March 2013.
Perhaps my favourite quotation:
Amazing teachers in this school on Monday will treat children not as they are but as they might become. – Tim Brighouse.
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