14 January 2021

East London Socialist Party: The fight for safe schools

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13 January 2021

Act together to oppose unsafe numbers and rising workload

The mass refusal to accept unsafe conditions forced a U-turn

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6 January 2021

Workers' action wins Tory U-turn on school safety

A monumental battle has taken place between NEU members and the government

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5 January 2021

3 lockdowns, 20+ U-turns ... We can't trust the Tories

We can't believe a word this government says or does. Going into lockdown 3, working-class people can only rely on our own strength and organisation.

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2 January 2021

Organise a mass refusal to attend unsafe schools on Monday

There should be no return to work until safety can be assured.

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16 December 2020

Effective testing and properly funded safety plan needed

The health secretary hopes mobile testing units can stop the Covid tide

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16 December 2020

Strikes are how to fight for state education

Two London strikes have the future of publicly owned and run education at their heart

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16 December 2020

Welsh schools close for safety after union pressure

Belatedly, the Welsh government announced the closure of secondary schools in Wales, moving to online teaching one week before the end of term.

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2 December 2020

Socialist Inbox

Send your news, views and criticism, in not more than 150 words, to [email protected] - or if you're not online, PO Box 1398, Enfield EN1 9GT

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2 December 2020

What will the spending review mean for me?

Five Socialist Party members respond to the spending review, and what it means for youth, pensioners, schools, councils and those out of work.

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18 November 2020

Campaign for school Covid safety must continue

The National Education Union demands for Covid safety have again been ignored by the government

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11 November 2020

Schools need union action for safety

Socialist Party members in schools speak out: While we welcome the NEU taking the stance that schools and colleges should be part of the lockdown, what's become clear to members is that it lacked teeth

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4 November 2020

A lockdown that doesn't include education?

Since schools re-opened, virus levels are nine times higher among primary pupils and 50 times higher among secondary pupils

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21 October 2020

Horrific murder in Paris: fight intolerance and racism!

Gauche Révolutionnaire (GR - CWI in France) issued the following statement on 17 October (extracts reproduced here) after the beheading of a teacher outside his school in the Paris region

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21 October 2020

Action on Covid transmission in schools now

Some of the highest incidences of Covid outbreaks are being recorded in schools.

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14 October 2020

Even more delay in stopping school transmission?

School staff and parents fear the worst. Public Health England figures show that the highest test-positivity rates are now in the 10-19 age group, but schools are still expected to remain open

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14 October 2020

Nottingham Covid surge caused by Tory mismanagement

Nottingham was the area with the highest number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 as of 10 October. The government has put the city under the 'high' (tier-two) restrictions.

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14 October 2020

As school cases soar - is contact tracing 'near breaking point'?

Contact tracer speaks out: reduced follow-up and emergency hiring

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14 October 2020

National Education Union must launch action now

With growing case numbers in schools for both staff and students, which in turn leads to high numbers isolating, the National Education Union (NEU) urgently needs to make a stand.

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14 October 2020

NEU Special Conference: A fight for safety in schools is urgently needed

A National Education Union (NEU) special conference of over 550 delegates, representing nearly half a million educators, took place on Zoom on 3 October.

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