Tag Archives: National Education Union

June 1 is too soon to go back to school, say teachers’ union

Posted on May 29, 2020 by

Education correspondent GENE BRODIE on the potentially deadly dilemma facing the borough’s headteachers, parents and youngest pupils There’s growing doubts – and much scientific evidence – that next Monday is too soon for young children to be expected to go … Continue reading →

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Croydon teachers issue warning over re-opening of schools

Posted on May 4, 2020 by

Our education correspondent, GENE BRODIE, on a dire warning from the vast majority of the borough’s teachers over placing wealth before health Teachers in the borough have written to the council to warn that they oppose any plans for a … Continue reading →

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Schools face cuts of up to £1,100 per pupil under Tories

Posted on December 10, 2019 by

Every school in Croydon faces further funding cuts if the Conservatives are returned to power in Thursday’s General Election. Those are the findings of the National Education Union, who state that some of Croydon’s 103 state schools could lose as … Continue reading →

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Coulsdon teachers go on strike over £700m funding shortfall

Posted on November 18, 2019 by

Teaching union members working at Coulsdon Sixth Form College will be on strike on Wednesday, demanding more funding for their students and their college. Across the country, the  National Education Union will be taking strike action at another 33 sixth … Continue reading →

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Borough’s schools’ budgets slashed by £15.3m since 2015

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

Our education correspondent, GENE BRODIE, on the startling findings of research into the impact of continuing Tory austerity on schools in Croydon, where teachers pay out of their own pockets for text books and glue sticks Croydon’s state schools are … Continue reading →

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