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Academy site occupied in Brent
Protestors have occupied Wembley Park sports field in an attempt to prevent the construction of a City Academy.
The protestors, including teachers, parents and sports ground users have set up tents on the field with the intention of staying there permanently until the proposal is dropped. Funded by the DfES and private sponsor Andrew Rosenfield, the Academy was approved in January by Brent Council and would sit on what is currently Bridge Road Recreation Ground.
Calverton teachers to strike today
Teachers at a school in Calverton in Nottinghamshire will strike today over a new salary structure.
Beginning today, the teachers, members of the NUT union, will be striking every Thursday until February half term. A new salary structure introduced at the school means wage reductions of upto £4,000 for some staff, and no concessions have been offered to make up for the shortfall.
1.5 million may strike over pensions
Workers in nine different unions are to be balloted for strike action over Whitehall plans to alter the local government pensions scheme.
Unison, AMICUS, the Transport and General Workers Union, GMB, FBU and the NUT are amongst the unions involved, in what has been described as potentially the largest walk-out since the general strike of 1926. Talks have been going on for a year around the issue.
£5bn city academies among worst schools
Half of the government's city academy schools are among the "worst performing schools" in Britain.
The effectively part-privatisation schemes are costing UK taxpayers £5 billion.
Of the 14 academies open long enough to be included in the leagues tables, seven are among the 200 lowest performing schools, based on the proportion of pupils achieving five or more good passes at GCSE.
Yorkshire teachers on strike over new roles
Teachers at a school in West Yorkshire are on strike today in a dispute about new staffing structures.
Pupils at Todmorden High School in Calderdale are affected by the one-day strike by members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT).
The row follows a complete overhaul of the staffing structure at every school in England and Wales.
A union spokesman said negotiations would start again but further strike action could not be ruled out.
'Demonstrate feelings'
