Sixth form college funding has been cut by 26% since 2010, leaving teachers and students in a desperate situation, struggling with more and more resources being cut. To add insult to injury, teachers are only being offered a 1% pay rise after enduring a 15% pay cut in real terms since 2010. Now 25 colleges have managed to beat the anti-trade union laws ridiculously high ballot thresholds and are out on strike, with more set to follow.
Education
The head of Ofsted walks into a pub…
Film length: 5:05 …and the pub happens to be full of striking sixth form teachers. See what happens next…and given that this happened at 3pm in the afternoon, has Sir Michael knocked off early to […]
Education
6th form colleges: on strike for survival
Running Time: 2min 19 sec Four thousand teachers at 77 sixth form colleges are on strike – not just for a pay rise in line with inflation, but for the survival of the entire sector. […]
Education
Save Our Sixth Form Colleges!
Film length: 13:34 Sixth Form Colleges are under attack. The latest cuts mean almost a quarter of the funding for sixth form colleges has gone since 2010, and now new Government “Area Reviews” mean colleges […]