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Back to school: lessons in organising from teachers in struggle

Posted on 11th October 2023 by Richard Donnelly

A review of Lessons in Organising: What Trade Unionists Can Learn from the War on Teachers, Gawain Little, Ellie Sharp, Howard Stevenson and David Wilson (Pluto, 2023), £9.99 The education system in England has changed markedly in the last 35… Continue Reading →

Knowing their worth: capitalism, schools and exams

Posted on 2nd July 2022 by Richard Donnelly

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the system of school examinations into sharp focus.1 The examination season for A levels and GCSEs was cancelled over two consecutive summers in 2020 and 2021.2 In both years, examinations were replaced by teacher-assessed grades—but… Continue Reading →