London education strikes and demonstration on 5 May

NUT members at Haggerston School in Hackney are to strike next week on Thursday 9th July against proposed redundancies.

This follows an outstanding ballot result with a 100% turnout! 37 ballot papers issued, 37 returned. 36 in favour of discontinuous strike action, 1 against.

Some 35 NUT members at Haggerston School, East London, face the prospect of disciplinary action (up to dismisssal for gross misconduct) for respecting a picket line mounted by striking members of the T&G/Unite who work for the multinational privateer, Sodexho, in the school's PFI-built canteen.

Save ESOL - save adult further education
Education should be free

Saturday 28th April 1pm
an afternoon of protest music and speeches
Meet opposite Homerton Hospital in the Park at 1pm - march to Hackney Town Hall - protest at Hackney town Hall with other colleges at 2pm.

Free - or at least affordable - English lessons for speakers of other langauages (ESOL) are under attack.

A good local school for every child - Will the Education Bill deliver?

Conference sponsored by NUT and Institute of Education

Register in advance (free) here.

Speakers:

• Tony Benn

• Diane Abbott MP (invited)
• Baljeet Ghale (NUT executive and vice president elect)
• Ricky Jones (Hackney Unison)
• parents from Homerton and Haggerston schools

This meeting has been called by Hands Off Hackney Schools, which was set up by Hackney NUT, Hackney Unison, and local parents.

On Thursday 30th June, kids, parents, teachers and supporters demonstrated outside the offices of Hackney's Learning Trust in defence of Homerton and Haggerston schools, and opposing their replacement with academies.


You can see photos of the protest here. Click on each image to see a bigger photo.


Read more information about the issue, and a report of a well-attended public meeting earlier in June, here.

Show the Learning Trust what we think!

March from Homerton College and Haggerston School to the
Learning Trust as soon as school finishes on Thursday 30 June!

Or go straight to the Town Hall Square.

Download a leaflet advertising this protest here.

Nearly a hundred people attended a public meeting to oppose the closure of local school Homerton College of Technology and the spread of academy schools in Hackney. Called jointly by Hackney's local branches of NUT and UNISON, the meeting attracted parents, school students, teachers, trade unionists and community activists.