Revealed: The High Street firms that used benefits claimants for free labour | UK Politics | News | The Independent – including Bedfordshire Education Academy.
The names of hundreds of major companies and leading British charities who used a benefits scheme to employ people without paying them have been revealed after the government lost a four-year legal battle … Continue reading
The Government deny it but there is a crisis in teacher recruitment.
The latest National Audit Office Report on teacher recruitment confirms the findings of research carried out by the NASUWT. Although the Government continues to deny it, there is a crisis in teacher … Continue reading
It’s staff that will have to be cut next | Schools Week
“upcoming changes to national insurance and pensions mean schools are facing rocketing pay bills without any extra money to cover it.” Three heads give their view on the cuts they … Continue reading
Another scandalous attack on the rights of ordinary working people
Print this page Responding to the last-minute amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill which is seeking to remove employers’ strict liability when workers are injured at work, Chris Keates, … Continue reading
Contempt for working people pervades Coalition’s policies
Commenting on the speech by Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: “Whilst the ‘fire at will’ proposal has … Continue reading
The Coalition Government’s Destructive Policies And Reforms Must Be Reversed
Commenting on the publication of statistics by the Department for Education (DfE) on the participation of 16 to 18 year-olds in education, training and employment, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the … Continue reading