Strikes and protests hit UK schools
Despite the common issues confronting education workers all over Britain, the education unions have worked to keep strikes isolated to single schools and colleges.
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Despite the common issues confronting education workers all over Britain, the education unions have worked to keep strikes isolated to single schools and colleges.
TEACHERS and parents have held another strike over plans to convert a primary school to an academy, amid criticism the council "is not listening" to concerns. Staff, parents and pupils at Peacehaven Heights Primary School took industrial action yesterday against the school being handed over permanently to the STEP academy trust. In a march through Peacehaven, they waved colourful placards which read "Step away from our school" and "We say no to greed" and banged drums, and were joined by Kemptown MP Lloyd Russell-Mole, Labour candidate Chris Collier and former chairwoman of governors at...