Daniel Kebede
@DanielKebedeNEU
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Teacher. General Secretary of the National Education Union. The largest Education Union in Europe. @EduInt Executive Member. https://t.co/FKs5z5cgk8
Joined October 2014
Today has filled me both with indignation and inspiration simultaneously. Indignation, because I witnessed the worst of 14 years of Conservative failure and the real consequences of cancelling the building of schools for the future. But inspiration, because I met the most
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If you clapped nurses on your doorstep during Covid, clap them on the picket lines on 15th December. Fair pay for nurses now! Fund our NHS!.
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How wages have faired. MPs: Pay ⬆️ 22% in real terms since 2010. Bankers: Bonuses ⬆️ 101% in cash terms since 2008. CEOs: Pay ⬆️ 23% in 2022 alone. Teachers: Pay 🔻 24% since 2010. Nurses: Pay 🔻 20% since 2010. Whose wages are causing the inflation?.
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What an amazing picture of Newcastle today. About 10 racists outnumbered by this many Geordies. Sorry couldn't be there. There is an antiracist majority in the UK. ❤️
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THIS IS SHOCKING . On Wednesday, Sunak said he would prioritise education funding. Now I've just been called into a last-minute DfE meeting (5.30pm Friday), only to be informed that unplanned cuts are coming!. School funding will rise by just 2%, not 2.8% promised in July. We.
BREAKING: The DfE has admitted an error in its school funding allocations for 2024-25 that would have inflated the core schools budget by…£370 MILLION. Keegan has ordered a review, and new funding formula data has been issued. What a clusterfuck .
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70,000 members on our zoom. The biggest trade union meeting ever. By a long way.
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"There is no union without workers, and there are no free workers without a union" - Pope Francis
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Unbelievable scenes in London today. In excess of 50,000 teachers demonstrating for fair funding and pay restoration. As @cyclingkev said today "We strike for our children". This could've been avoided, had @GillianKeegan followed 🏴 + 🏴 and made a meaningful offer.
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Thousands standing in solidarity with Palestine. Newcastle.
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Every child at Eton had a Covid 19 test on arriving at school. I don't begrudge the children of the super rich having access to Testing. However, if it's good enough for the children of Eton, its good enough for the children of East London, of Easington and verywhere else.
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Gawd. We have:. - record teacher vacancies.- the largest class sizes in Europe.- over 1,000,000 children taught in class sizes of 31+.- 40k teachers left the profession last year (9% of profession).- 1700 head teachers gone last year . You're not the opposition. You're the.
Today, Labour are talking about recruiting more teachers, but what's their record?. Since 2010 in Labour-run Wales, teacher numbers have fallen while numbers in Conservative-run England have risen by over 27,000. 🧵THREAD: Labour are all talk and no substance 🥀👇. 1/9.
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Notice anything about the children the Daily Mail "edited out", in its attack on Educators today?
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I agree with Johnny Vegas:.“If we don’t fight for the NHS, we lose ourselves as a country.”.Victory to the @theRCN !.#SaveOurNHS
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I'm hearing of educators testing positive today, most likely caught Covid in school last week. Their Xmas ruined. Solidarity with every single one of them. The government are failing on education. We need mitigations in place to allow for safe continuity of education.
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This isnt an offer from Government it is an insult. £1000 non-consolidated. 4.5% in September .AND UNFUNDED!. I will be voting to REJECT. No more pay cuts!. A teacher in 6th year:.🏴 £48.5k (from Jan).🏴 £44K (from Sept).🏴 £39K. Vote no! Full funding and parity is what we need.
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£2000 pay rise for MPs. wow. They will be on £84000. I hope Doctors, Nurses, School Staff, Bus Drivers, Supermarket Staff and every other Key Worker who have gone above and beyond during this pandemic are in for the same.
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The govt had 6 months to prepare for a wider opening of schools. As a teacher I was expecting there to be a plan that provided schools with more space, more staff, an agreed plan B and WiFi/tech for children in poverty. Finished the first full week. 543 schools hit by Covid.
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Education is in crisis. Vote Daniel Kebede [1] for NEU General Secretary. We need a STRONG and UNITED union that fights and wins on the issues that matter to our members and children. Voting opens 6th February!
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Interesting shotgun meeting again with the DFE. Less than 24 hours notice. No notice of what was to be discussed. Turns out they want to implement Minimum Service Levels in schools to break strikes. 1) if @GillianKeegan wants to implement minimum service levels, I have some.
🚨 Breaking: government to introduce strike-breaking ‘minimum service levels’ in schools . Full press release:
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It's mainly women who are having their jobs threatened. Stock is the latest. People can say "there's no sexism", but it doesn't seem right when men with the same views don't get the same treatment. I'm not saying sack men, but defend the right to work.#IStandWithKathleenStock.
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I do not support spending £190million on a new Royal Yacht named HMY Duke of Edinburgh. Not when it would cost substantially less (c.£117million), to provide Free School Meals through the summer. That is where our money should go. Child poverty is the key issue of our time.
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Hi @GavinWilliamson, Education was given 1 nights notice to roll out remote learning and have done superbly. In the event of any issues, the blame lies solely with you. Parents wishing to complain at your utter incompetence should email .gavin.williamson.mp@parliament.uk.
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I can't help thinking, had the chair of the NEC called a colleague a "Silly Cow" openly under @jeremycorbyn. it would have been on the front cover of every tabloid and an item on 10 O'clock news.
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"Reform won by just 6 votes". Nonsense. They overturned a 15k majority and took Labours 50th safest seat. Self imposed fiscal rules are marching Fararge into Number 10.
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My thoughts have been with the family of Ruth Perry this weekend. Ofsted is not fit for purpose. It's findings are unreliable and flawed. Suicide is nearly 2x the national average in primary teaching profession. I absolutely support Ruth's sisters demands. Abolish Ofsted.
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M6 Teachers pay 2023. Scotland: £48516.England: £39974
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4 years ago today, 10000 people went to a rally in Gateshead to hear @jeremycorbyn. It was 3 days before the General Election. Anything felt possible. We had the world to win and in the end Labour came so close. That hope for change is still there.
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Yesterday I met with the Secretary of State and she said this. My thought was "good job you haven't said this in public". But here we are, the Secretary of State saying "some children prefer portacabins". And what dire of state of repair must the school be in if a portacabin is.
The Secretary of State says with pride that after 13 years of the Tories running their schools, children would rather be in portacabins. Children are telling her that Tory governments have failed them. Failed to deliver schools fit for children to learn in and staff to work in.
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Last night, the Government announced that school funding will only rise by 1.9% per pupil in April, down from 2.7% promised in July. This is a cut of £370m - £55,000 for average secondary & £12,000 for average primary. Schools cannot take any more cuts. Please listen to my
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There is the wealth in this country to ensure every child has a warm meal at lunchtime. And agree with Poppy, "If you don't have food your brain won't learn"
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Trumps victory should send a very clear messege to the Labour government. "Make a material improvement to the lives of working people or else. ". Far Right populism is on the insurgency. Trade Unions need to take it seriously. We need to fight racism and make the case for.
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When the government were threatening responsible schools and councils with Legal action this week, they had the knowledge of a super-transmissible variant of Covid-19. That spreads easier amongst school age children. LET THAT SINK IN!.
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Racism is when 31 people drown in the Channel because of the policies of Fortress Britain and Fortress Europe. This is a political choice.
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They marched behind a banner with Sadiq Khan on the front that stated:. "This is London not Londonistan". Chanting, "who the F is Allah?". It was a far right march.
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250,000 people out in London today calling for a ceasefire and an end to the violence and bloodshed. Our union has a strong history of standing in solidarity with the Palestinian cause. This is what I said.
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This is exceptionally brave. It is completely understandable. Ofsted are toxic, unreliable and their findings are flawed. I stand in solidarity with Flora and imagine most of us who work in education will also.
I've just had the call. I've refused entry. This is an interesting phone call. Doing this for everyone for our school staff everywhere!. @Ofstednews.@Headteacherchat. #ShineOn.#BurnBrighter.
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In Jan24 a 🏴 teacher will earn £43,219 at Main Scale Point 3. The equivalent teacher in Central London earns £37,857. The cost of living is 30% higher in London than 🏴. 🏴 teacher pay doesn't come out of school budgets, but directly from LAs. WHAT DO WE WANT? . PARITY WITH 🏴.
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The NHS is on its knees - hospitalisations, infection rates, deaths rocketing. We need a national lockdown, that includes schools shifting online. I even have a slogan for the government, as they like them. "Lockdown and Vaccinate". This should be the priority.
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When Rishi Sunak hints at blocking Pay Review Body recommendations it's not just Teachers he's impacting. Review bodies determine the pay of 2.5 million workers:. - Doctors.- Nurses.- Police Officers.- Armed Forces.- Civil Servants .- Prison Officers. Defend public services
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Children have been going to bed this last week terrified about the chaos in their communities. Last night, that changed. Fighting the Far-Right is a Trade Union issue.
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What's top slicing?. Well the other week I met a MAT CEO on a £220k salary. They were wearing a Breitling watch. The watch likely cost the same as an SEN Teaching assistant. That's top slicing.
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Please see my statement following the announcement of the NEU General Secretary election results:
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5.5% pay award for all Teachers across all bands. £1.2bn to fund the award. Is it a correction? No.Is it a step in the right direction? Yes.Is the award funded? Yes. Keegan abdicated. Philipson funded. But it was our members engaging in the #PayUp24 campaign and through our.
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What Minimum Service Levels in education should look like:.- Every child taught by a qualified teacher who is a subject specialist.- Every child with the SEND support they need.- Every child taught in a class size under 30.- Every child taught in a fully funded school. Instead.
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Tomorrow I'm on strike. My son will also miss school. Most of my colleagues are parents and their children will miss school. My son, like many other children of teachers, will be on an NEU rally. We are on strike because we want better for all our children. We are parents too.
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Meaningful dialogue. The last time I was in a room with a Secretary of State, they wanted to impose anti-democratic minimum service levels. Now we are talking about a journey of renewal. A positive change in direction.
We’re resetting the relationship between the government and teachers, so we can be partners in the push for better once again. No more silly games. We will treat the workforce, and their trade unions, with the dignity and respect they deserve.
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You only have to earn £9,568 a year before you start paying National Insurance. The flat rise will mean the median earner will be £328.39 worse off annually. In addition to the cut in Univeral Credit, this regressive tax will drive more children in to poverty. TAX THE RICH.
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🏴 teachers have accepted their pay offer following inspirational action. An M6 teacher in 🏴 will now earn £5kpa more than an equivalent teacher in 🏴. We all deserve parity with 🏴 where a teacher in 6th year earns £9k more than 🏴 and £4k more than 🏴. Westminster must act!.
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#AlevelResults is an issue of class. But will also be an issue of race. - Children of a Black background are often under-predicted their grades. - Children of a Black background often live in less affluent areas. So there will have been a double hit. We need a U-Turn NOW!.
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Always worth remembering @Keir_Starmer 7th pledge when running for leader. Look forward to his unwavering support for @NEUnion members, our young people and communities.
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Imagine thinking its a good idea to get the approaching 5 million children in poverty, to sing. "Strong Britain, Great Nation". Dickensian times.
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We get more support from Les Dennis than the Labour Leadership!.
What about schools in the rest of the UK? As an older dad I’m vulnerable. Concerned for teachers and all school staff. And of course our children. #teachers.#closeschoolsnow.
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Sunak was talking about "unaffordable union pay demands" driving inflation on @bbclaurak this morning. Our pay demands are not what he is amending. He is downgrading recommendations from pay review bodies whose remit is already set by government. The review bodies already.
Rishi Sunak is preparing his Government’s latest shameless CON - this time against our teachers. Watch this in disbelief & if you share my anger RT it widely. If UK news shows can’t get the job done let’s damn well do it ourselves!. #FairPayForTeachers
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"Children more likely to be infected in 2nd wave" @BBCNews . Who would have thought mixing 31 different households, in poorly ventilated rooms, without fast testing, in bubbles of hundreds would lead to such a rise? . An avoidable mess.
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I remember once saying to Nick Gibb:. "I think you're trying to deprofessionalise teachers so terms and conditions can be eroded over the long term". He objected to such an assertion. But here we go. .
Breaking: The government will launch a long-awaited apprenticeship route into teaching for non-graduates next year, it has been announced .
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NEU exec today. This is what pay looks like in 🏴🏴 and 🏴 for teachers in their 6th year now disputes have been settled in 🏴 and 🏴. M6-.🏴: ��38810 (school budgets).🏴: £44023 (funded by 🏴 government).🏴: £48516 (funded by 🏴 government). 🏴 teachers what do you want/think?.
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It was your failure to negotiate @GillianKeegan that led to strikes and disruption. Your head in the sand. You should provide minimum service levels:.- every child taught in class under 30. - every child taught by a qualified teacher. - every child with SEND support they need.-.
Last year, school strikes resulted in 25 million school days being lost cumulatively. Children should not have to suffer a repeat of this disruption. I’m announcing that we will introduce minimum service levels in schools so that pupils get the education they need and deserve.
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Ofsted is and has always been a failed project. They have never published any evidence to prove that their inspections are accurate. The NAO: “Ofsted does not know whether its school inspections have an impact”. We managed in the pandemic without them. Pause then ABOLISH Ofsted.
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Schools already have policies in place. Do you know what is bad for concentration? Being taught in a school with crumbling concrete, not having a regular teacher due to the shortage, living in POVERTY.
All the evidence shows mobile phones are bad for children's concentration, yet nearly one in three pupils report phones being used in lessons. So today, we're delivering on our promise to ban mobile phones in schools. My article 👇.
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Any "circuit break" that @Keir_Starmer is proposing would be most welcome. But it must include schools. The virus is spreading in schools. To not include schools would be like closing the door but leaving the windows open and expecting the house to stay warm. No ifs or buts.
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To keep the R rate low the government should have provided schools with:.- more space.- more staff.- an agreed plan B for blended learning.- technology and Internet access at home for children in poverty. They have FAILED. Any school closure is the fault of government.
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I've said it before but I will say it again. MOST CHILDREN IN POVERTY LIVE IN WORKING HOUSEHOLDS. End poverty pay! The NATION NEEDS A PAYRISE.
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1000s of teachers in the North are on strike tomorrow, and I am one of them. - funding is below 2010 levels.- pay has declined 24%.- we can't recruit and retain. The govt had time to make a offer and chose not to. Our children deserve better than their chronic under investment.
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Too many women in education have to go part-time to work full-time. Many are forced to leave the profession after children. Education is incompatible with family life. We must win on workload and pay, and win for the women educators who make up the majority of staff. #IWD2023.
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In the average classroom, 31 different households will be mixing in a confined space, with little ventilation, no fast testing, no PPE, no extra resources. This lockdown WONT slow the virus. It will be longer, send more businesses under and increase unemployment . Shut schools.
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There is no justification for increasing the state pension age. Life expectancy is stalling. In the most deprived areas it is declining. Amongst wealthy nations, 🇬🇧 has one of the worst life expectancies. Ill health growing. Rishi Sunak paid tax at a 22% rate - start there.
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"If I have to suspend thousands and thousands of members. " said *checks notes* Angela Rayner.
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Worth remembering a teacher in their 6th year earns the following:. 🏴 £48.5k (from Jan).🏴 £44K (from Sept).🏴 £39K. A meaningful offer takes steps to level this playing field and restore the decade of pay cuts.
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Also worth noting:. In 2010 (when 'Building Schools for the Future' was axed) the government's total expenditure on the school estate was £4.6bn (nearly £7bn at todays prices). In 2022/23 - the government's total expenditure on the school estate was £2.6bn. Calculated neglect.
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This photo was taken last year. I had just been diagnosed with a disease called Lupus Nephritis. My kidneys were declining pretty rapidly and would have gone into failure. Despite a global pandemic and government underfunding, the NHS sorted me out. Defend the NHS till the end
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- 6.5% would never have been awarded without the 8 days of action by NEU members. - We must go further though. 🏴 teachers deserve pay parity with 🏴. - We need pay restoration for all school staff (teachers, leaders, support staff). - This isn't just about fairness. It is the.
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Out of glue sticks? Leaky roof? Damp entering through that cracked window frame?. What your school needs is a picture of King Charles printed on 'high quality' paper.
👑 Schools have been invited to request a free portrait of King Charles III under a government scheme costing £8 million . Delivery of the A3 photo, printed on 'high quality paper' and mounted in a 'FSC certified oak' frame, will take place next spring.
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Man on half a million pounds a year says wage increases are the problem. Teachers pay is down a quater since 2010. The public sector has seen mass scale wage repression. However, it is true bankers' bonuses have increased by 101% in cash terms between 2008 and 2022.
"We cannot continue to have the current level of wage increase". Bank of England Governor, Andrew Bailey, says the current levels of price setting and wage setting are "unsustainable", after the BoE raises interest rates to 5%. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602
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Welcome to 16000 new members of @NEUnion who have joined since 1st January 2021. Together we will defend the health and safety of our schools and communities.
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It's not a "cost of living crisis"; it's a "cost of greed crisis.". Our society is based on trickle up economics in which wealth is extracted from working families and the services they rely on (LIKE SCHOOLS).
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What I find so insulting about Keegan's "Minimum Service Levels" is that it assumes striking school staff, via their reps, don't ensure them during times of action. During the 8 days of action last year our reps worked with school leaders to ensure vulnerable children were taken.
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Ofsted inspector: "If we don't try to break the head teacher, how do we know you're strong enough to lead a school?". At @NEUnion we urge our members to reject the legitimacy of Ofsted by removing all banners, posters and references from school. We urge any leadership members
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Gillian Keegan:. - Hasn't made any serious offer.- Hasn't even began serious negotiations.- Has recommended a further pay cut for next year.- Has indicated that next year's pay award should come out of existing budgets (no extra funding). Cancel next week's strikes?. No.
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There is no "managed reform" of Ofsted. It does not have the support of the profession. Its findings are flawed and unreliable. It is a toxic brand. Abolish it.
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In 2017 Corbyn secured the biggest vote in Hartlepool since 2001. Even in 2019 (with that disasterous brexit policy that the new management pushed), he secured more votes in Hartlepool than they did in 2004 and 2015. Corbyn held Hartlepool twice. Remember that, "new management".
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Most schools already have policies in place to deal with phones. This just about distracting from the big issues that Impact our schools:. - RAAC.- Recruitment & Retention.- Funding.- SEND.- Child Poverty.- Pay.- Workloads.
One of the biggest issues children and teachers grapple every day with is the impact of smartphones in schools. So many schools have already done an amazing job in banning mobile phones. Now, we’re changing the guidance so other schools follow their lead.
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Re: videos circulating of todays protest. 1) We welcome the ceasfire, but the problems remain. Tens of thousands killed, Gaza brought to rubble, children denied education. 2) We absolutely must defend the right to peaceful protest in the UK. 3) The arrest of Chris Nineham is.
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40k teachers left the profession last year. The govt on course to miss recruitment target for teachers AGAIN. Over 1,000,000 in classes of 31+. State funded education is in crisis. We can't recruit & retain. Speaking as a parent this would be shocking. Build the strike ballots.
🚨 | NEW: Rishi Sunak is likely to OVERRULE the independent pay review bodies as he believes their recommended rises for teachers and junior doctors are too high . - 6.5% for teachers for 2023-24.- above 6% for junior doctors, police etc . [@thetimes].
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"Dear Teachers,. Call off your strikes next week and we can talk about pay. Sorry not got back to you sooner. By the way we are recommending another pay cut for you next year. Yours,. Gill".
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Final analytics, close to 100k - on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Zoom. @GavinWilliamson ARE YOU LISTENING?. Make our schools and communities SAFE!.
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The 2.8% promised WASNT ENOUGH. This is even WORSE!.
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This Sunday morning, as the Tory papers attack trade unionists and the Government prepares more anti union laws, let’s just remember what Pope Francis says….
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Government recommends UNFUNDED pay award for 2025. The govt has submitted its evidence for the teachers pay award 2025. It recommends:. - 2.8% for all .- To come out of EXISTING budgets.- Schools to find "efficiencies". After 14 years of conservative cuts, where will these.
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So proud of our union, our staff and members. Today, educators stood up to the rise of the Far Right in Britain. Our movement is one of hope, Robinson's one of despair. Black and white united.
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I go to bed thinking the same thing as I woke up thinking . "If you fight you might lose, but if you don't fight you will always lose" . Organised Trade Unions are the only thing that can defend our communities from a govt that doesn't value the lives of ordinary people.
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Current teacher pay for UPS3 in England: £43,685. Scottish teacher pay at year 6: £48,516. It takes many teachers at least 12 years to reach UPS3 (if they're able to make it at all). I'm hearing lots of 🏴 teachers saying theyre moving to 🏴. Let's build the strikes on 15th/16th
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The fact is Gavin Williamson prioritised point scoring over serious engagement with the representatives of hundreds of thousands of education workers about the best way of suppressing the spread of Covid-19 in schools.
BREAKING 🚨| The Conservative government IGNORED Covid safety warnings in schools because ministers 'didn't want to give an inch to unions'. Released WhatsApp messages at the Covid Inquiry have revealed:. Gavin Williamson and Boris Johnson REJECTED calls for masks in schools.
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