Christine Blower

Gove Showing 'Arrogance' On Teachers' Strike Threat, Say Unions

PA/ The Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK

Michael Gove has agreed to meet two teaching unions planning to strike over pay and pensions, but warned the Government will not row back on its plans...

Teachers To Strike Over Pay And Working Conditions, Union Announces

Posted 07.09.2012 | UK Politics

Teachers have voted for strike action over pay and working conditions, with 82.5% in favour, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) announced today. ...

Teachers Hit Out At Cameron Over Sport Criticism

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education

David Cameron is facing furious backlash from teachers after he criticised staff for refusing to play their part in running school sports. The Prim...

Teachers To Take To London Streets In Protest

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 16.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Teachers are set to down tools and take to the streets of London on 28 March in protest against the government's pension offer. The announcement ca...

No Satisfaction: Ofsted Chief Outlines Rule Change

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 17.01.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Schools will no longer be classified as “satisfactory” by inspections, under plans outlined by Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw. Sir Michael sa...

Pensions Talks Are Over, Unions That Don't Like It Can Lump It

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.12.2011 | UK Politics

The government has announced its final offer on public sector pensions changes, after talks led to a broad agreement with most trade unions representi...

Political Reaction To The Jobless Figures

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.01.2012 | UK Politics

The jobless figures were worse than expected, with 8.3% of the economically active population now out of work. They are, quite simply, the worse unem...

Hello, Mr. Chips? Schoolteachers and Sexism

Triona Kennedy | Posted 09.01.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Triona Kennedy

Gove has made his disrespect for women teachers explicit. The cultural creep in the direction of a dusted-down patriarchy, laid out by his party, is cause for serious concern. Democracy and the rule of law require a more adaptive and inclusive approach. If not, it's women and girls who will pay the price.

Teacher Unions Put Differences Aside To Work Together

Lucy Sherriff | Posted 23.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education

The four main UK teacher unions announced the launch of an historic partnership on Friday. Trade unions representing more than 375,000 teachers in...

Students Asked To Help With Inquiry Into Exam Paper Blunders

Lucy Sherriff | Posted 14.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education

The government agency responsible for exam standards has launched an investigation into last summer's exam error blunders. Mistakes in the papers r...