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Palestinian Hanan Al Hroub beats Preston Manor's Colin Hegarty to Global...
Preston Manor School will be disappointed that maths teacher Colin Hegarty narrowly missed out on the £1m Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize. Commiserations to Colin after all his great work but...
View ArticleCaroline Lucas: We need to bring our schools back under local democratic...
As teachers leave in droves as a result of workload stress and unachievable changes in pupil targets the government has deepened the crisis its policies have caused with the decision to force all LA...
View ArticleContractors and pay through private companies at Brent Council
I know Wembley Matters readers like to make up their own minds so here is some correspondence from earlier today:Â To Carolyn Downs, Brent Chief Executive and Miuhammed Butt , Leader of Brent CouncilAs...
View ArticleLGA oppose forced academisation of schools following Budget statement
From the Local Government Association Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget announced today, Lord Porter, Chairman of the Local Government Association, in a key section of his statement said:The LGA...
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Tory County Council Education Leader enraged by Tory academisation plans
This is an early indication of the range of opposition that may develop on the new policy to force all schools to become academies. A Tory County Council Executive Member for Education rebels:Â
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Refugees Welcome National Demonstration Saturday March 19th
REFUGEES WELCOME - STAND UP TO RACISM. ISLAMOPHOBIA, ANTI-SEMITISM AND FASCISMNational demonstration Saturday 19th March 2016 - Assembly 12 noon, Portland Place, London W1 Speakers:Vanessa Redgrave...
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Grand Alliance needed to fight forced academisation
It was fitting that it was the Chancellor of the Exchequer who announced the new government policy of forcing every local authority school to become an academy because the policy has everything to do...
View ArticleDriive to total academisation will do nothing for the crisis engulfing schools
Kevin Courtney, Deputy General Secretary of the NUT, has made the following statement on government plans to force all schools to become academies
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Green councillors come out strongly against forced academisation of all schools
 From Brighton and Hove Green PartyGreen Councillors have come out strongly over plans announced by Chancellor George Osborne to force all schools to become academies and eliminate the role of local...
View ArticleOfsted and Academy Trusts
I am grateful to 'Reclaiming Education' for this. CfBT took over Gladstone Park Primary School following forced academisation, despite a strong parent campaign to keep it as a local authority school....
View ArticleLondon along with other cities across the world stood up to racism yesterday
Video reports from yesterday's UN Day Against Racism demonstration in London opposing racism,fascism,Islamophobia and anti-semitism:
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100k petition against forced academisation wins consideration for...
From Anti Academies AllianceThe public have spoken – they want an inquiry into academies!The Anti-Academies Alliance is delighted that our petition for a public inquiry and referendum into academies...
View ArticleLabour decision to back HS2 will anger local campaigners
The Independent, which sadly publishes its last Sunday edition today, reports that Jeremby Corbyn and John McDonnell, despite earlier opposition, will whip Labour MPs to support the HS2 Bill when it...
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Lycee litter annoys locals
Locals have stopped me to complain about litter and neglect in the former munical gardens outside the old Brent Town Hall, now belonging to the Lycee de Londres Winston Churchill. The litter is...
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Disabled People Against Cuts protest March 23rd
From Disabled People Against Cuts  Dear friends,Protest at Parliament10am onwards Wednesday 23 MarchLondon SW1A 0AAWestminster tubePlease come to this protest called by Disabled People Against Cuts to...
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Meeting tonight on local railway embankment works
Sorry for late notice but I have only just received this:Â
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