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Campaigners have over the years been called many names by police and the state: subversive, agitator, domestic extremist, and now ‘Aggravated Activist’. We say, if you’re not aggravated, you’re not paying attention!
So, on the 15th of February 2023, we are celebrating this new label, and the hard work of campaigners and activists across Britain, fighting for change.
Let use know how you will be celebrating: whether you plan a bake sale, benefit gig, reading group, meeting or demo, we want to celebrate with you!
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Already the backsliding begins. ITV news is reporting that the Government has changed one point in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. They have accepted that academies will retain their ‘freedom’ to set their own pay scales for teachers. So the criteria in the School Teachers Pay and Conditions document will only apply to teachers in Local Authority schools. Why have the Government climbed down on this issue? It’s not as if this is a major financial problem for academies. But what will be the next change/climb down by the Government? Will academies be exempt from the National Curriculum? Will Local Authorities be able to build schools according to the needs of their communities or will all new schools, as at present, have to be academies?