Unions

22 Mar 2013
Alec Reed Academy strike success

Unions and governors at Alec Reed Academy (ARA) in Northolt, Ealing have reached a working agreement after ACAS talks on Tuesday 19 March.

21 Mar 2013
Workers’ rights breached as Cornwall school became an academy

TWENTY-EIGHT teachers have been awarded six weeks’ pay as compensation for Cornwall Council’s failure to provide them with information required by law when their school …

10 Feb 2013
Protest at Gladstone Park School

Parents, pupils and staff protest outside Gladstone Park School in Brent. (Video)

18 Dec 2012
Strike begins over Sinfin Community School academy plan

Teachers have begun a two-day strike over a government proposal to turn their school into an academy.
Sinfin Community School, in Derby, was taken over by the government after “serious concerns” about standards were raised following an Ofsted report.

12 Oct 2012
Academies – defend your school

UNISON has grave concerns about the fragmentation and privatisation of our school system and is firmly opposed to the academies programme.

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