Sixth-form teachers strike amid pay dispute
The National Education Union said it was taking action after the government failed to resolve a "clear pay discrepancy" between non-academy sixth-form colleges and their academy c
Sixth Form Teachers Are Striking for Justice
Sixth form college teachers are striking for a fair pay deal, after the government announced a 5.5 percent pay rise for teachers that excludes sixth form colleges. Members of the National Education Union (NEU),
Strike by teachers over pay at 32 sixth form colleges in England continues into New Year
Sixth form colleges that have transformed into academies (state-funded but privately run) have been granted funding for a paltry teacher pay rise through the post-16 schools budget grant. But the remaining non-academised sixth form colleges have been given nothing at all.
Sixth form teachers to strike for three days over pay
National Education Union (NEU) teacher members at 32 non-academised sixth form colleges will walk out for three consecutive days from Tuesday, January 7 to Thursday, January 9 in a fight for a fully funded above-inflation pay increase. It comes after NEU members staged four days of strike action in November and December.
Year 12 student fighting for life after being stabbed near sixth form college
A student is fighting for life after being stabbed near Shooters Hill Sixth Form College in south east London. Students at the college in Woolwich were told to stay at home following the attack on Monday. The victim was taken to hospital after being attacked on Prince Imperial Road. He remains in a critical condition.
Pay us what we deserve, striking teachers say
Staff at a sixth-form college have said they are worth just as much as teachers in other sectors after walking out over pay. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) at Wyke Sixth-Form College, in Hull,
Teachers at three colleges go on strike again
Southampton colleges will strike again tomorrow. Staff are set to form picket lines outside Itchen College, Barton Peveril and Peter Symonds on Thursday with staff campaigning for fairer pay and funding.
'A sad indictment of the Government' as teachers strike for fifth day over pay
TEACHERS from Peter Symonds College have been out striking once again today in search of fair pay. This further strike action, which is taking place at colleges across the county, will last from today,
Manhunt underway after boy, 17, stabbed at bus station, sparking murder probe
Sixth form student Thomas Taylor, 17, was killed in a busy town centre attack a day after 14-year-old Kelyan Bokassa was ...
Three teens arrested in murder probe after student, 17, knifed to death at bus station in ‘absolutely shocking’ attack
COPS have arrested three teenagers after a student was fatally stabbed near a bus station in a town centre. Thomas Taylor, 17 ...
Man charged with attempted murder after teenager stabbed near Sixth Form in South east London
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a student was stabbed near Shooters Hill Sixth Form College in south east ...
Three teenagers arrested after boy, 17, fatally stabbed near Bedford bus station
Three teenagers have been arrested after a 17-year-old boy was fatally stabbed near a bus station in Bedford on Wednesday.
14-year-old boy stabbed to death on bus
A murder investigation has begun after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, south-east London.
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Shooters Hill Sixth Form student stabbed in terrifying Woolwich attack
People in a community in Woolwich have reacted after a student was stabbed in a residential road just minutes from a college.