Education round-up 19 Feb 2012 Equality in schools apparently not important to Gove. More on forced academy conversions. Next teacher strike date.
Classroom recomposition: Agencies, OFSTED, and academies A short blog entry looking at the plight of a particular group of agency workers in a prominent…
Education round-up 5 Feb 2012 Academies failing and massaging results. Gove thinks everyone is a 'Trot'. Scientists boycott publishing racket.
Academies underperforming New data suggests that academies are underperforming by the governments own yardsticks, regardless of context. So if they're not 'improving'…
Education round-up 29/1/12 Gove and the illusion of dialogue. Montgomery school still fighting academy status.
Downhills Save Our School song Parents, workers and pupils at Downhills Primary School have recorded a song by the pupils and supporters in opposition to attempts to force them…
Education round-up 14/1/12 Gove wants to make sacking teachers easier. No-notice inspections by Ofsted. Downhills struggle continues.
Sponsored academies in the UK video A short video summarising some of the issues relating to the academies programme.
Education round up 7/1/12 NUT and NASUWT reject pension offer. Gove talks shite about academies. Sutton council wants to ditch class size limit.
Anti-academy strike at Montgomery Primary school Staff at Montgomery Primary in Birmingham were on strike yesterday over plans to turn the school into an academy.
Academies, Free Schools, and destroying national pay agreements As expected, academies and 'Free' Schools were much less likely to have closed on the November 30th…
Imagine getting hurt at work, when you should be on strike. Taking joy in a worker being hurt at work is warped shit, that's not what this is about - you do…
