Timeline of UK schoolchildren's strikes

Schoolchildren on strike in 1985. Photo by Dave Sinclair

A chronology of school pupil walkouts which I have been able to discover in the UK from the 19th century to today.

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Submitted by Steven. on October 20, 2015

If you are aware of any more please let me know in the comments below so I can add them in (or edit them in directly if you are an editor: but please make sure you have a credible source).

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Steven.

7 years 10 months ago

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Submitted by Steven. on May 5, 2016

There was a pupils' strike/parents pulling their children from schools protest this week against compulsory testing for primary school kids. Posting this here as a reminder to get something in the library about it and add it to this timeline. If anyone saw any good articles about it anywhere please let me know

Steven.

6 years 9 months ago

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Submitted by Steven. on June 8, 2017

One to add: on 3 April 1,000 school pupils, most of them black, came out on strike. They held a rally and march - parading past the local court, the police station, Tulse Hill School, where another 100 pupils joined them, and Brockwell Park'. More info including source here: http://transpont.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/brockwell-three-school-strike-in-1974.html

if someone could edit this in that would be great, otherwise I will do it when I get a chance

Steven.

6 years 8 months ago

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Submitted by Steven. on July 23, 2017

There was a planned student strike in 2014 against academisation: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/education/pupils-plan-strike-to-stop-london-school-being-turned-into-an-academy-9459608.html

Also haven't found a primary source but also read about this one on 17 July 1978:
On this day in 1978 the Hackney and Tower Hamlets Defence Committee organised a day long strike against racist attacks, which brought Tower Hamlets to a standstill. They were joined by 400 pupils from the predominantly British Asian Robert Montefiore school in protest against the racist violence in and around their school.

Steven.

6 years 4 months ago

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Submitted by Steven. on November 12, 2017

Note to self to add some from here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/10/scotland-corporal-punishment-britain-schools-action-union