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Still time to avert strike action

Trade unions
With strike action still on for July 10, Christine Blower calls on the government to act to resolve the ongoing dispute and stop the walk-out.

Hundreds of NUT teachers from England and Wales lobbied Parliament on June 10. We took our Stand Up For Education message to MPs because we are genuinely concerned about the direction the government is taking education. Many members have fed back successful outcomes from meetings with their MPs who have taken note of their opposition to government reforms to education and the profession.

Children, parents and teachers need an education system that is fair, transparent and most of all engaging. None of which is being provided at present by the coalition government.

We know we are not alone in our concerns. In the NUT-commissioned YouGov survey of parents this April half of respondents said that the government’s impact on education has been negative.

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