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The Results of the SEA Ballot for the Nomination of Deputy leader were as follows: Turn Out 53% Bridget Phillipson 16% No Nomination 19% Lucy Powell 68% The SEA has therefore nominated Lucy Powell for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party The NEC did not advise members.

The SEA endorses this statement issued by our fellow Socialist Society and Labour affiliate group, Disability Labour, which calls on all MPs to vote against The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill ("Welfare Reform Bill") on Tuesday #WelfareReformBill

We are delighted to announce that our President, Diane Reay's, new book has been published by Policy Press: "Miseducation: Inequality, Education and the Working Classes"

Labour’s historic opportunity @newstatesman.com‬ [By Spotlight] @cpaguk.bsky.social‬ "The two child benefit cap prevents swift results on child poverty." This article first appeared in the NS Spotlight on Child Poverty supplement, of 23 May 2025, guest edited by Gordon Brown.

We are delighted that our 40th Blog is by Diane Reay, our president and Professor of Education at Cambridge, originally published in the LSE blog | The chronic miseducation of working class children in the UK

The SEA has a long and proud history as the only educational organisation affiliated to the Labour Party. We offer Individual, Youth and Affiliate memberships. Join the SEA today🌹 Another Education Service Is Possible

The Socialist Educational Association (SEA) is @labouruk.bsky.social only educational affiliate. SEA membership is open to all Labour Party members and anyone who does not belong to another political party. Join the movement for a revolution in education! 🔗

Substack [Education Politics] Blog 39 "School Accountability: Start Again!" The DFE is consulting on new accountability measures whilst OFSTED is encountering unprecedented opposition to its report card proposals. We respond.

[News] Wrack vows to stay put as NASUWT general secretary @schoolsweek.bsky.social "Ex-FBU boss will continue to fight for his post as union re-opens nominations following a legal challenge " @fcdwhittaker.bsky.social

NAHT to take Ofsted to court over school report cards @tesmagazine.bsky.social Headteachers’ leaders are taking legal action against Ofsted over the potential impact of its inspection plans on the mental health of school leaders and staff @naht.org.uk

Victory for Australian Labor following the Canadian Liberals' win confirms that Trump is hurting rather than helping the global right (as I wrote back in March). www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

📢 7 DAYS TO GO On Saturday 10 May, we’re taking to the streets to say: enough is enough. Cuts. Closures. Crises. It’s time to fight back. Join us in London for a national rally to protect education now. ✊ Meet: 1PM at Bessborough Gardens ✊ Rally: 2PM at Old Palace Yard

[Ofsted] Nearly two-thirds think Ofsted reforms are worse, ‘alternative’ consultation finds @schoolsweek.bsky.social "Survey launched by Ofsted critics finds 90% of respondents said five-point grading system not fit for purpose" @lydiach.bsky.social

Answering Ofsted’s consultation | National Education Union (NEU) @neunion.bsky.social

Defend the Schools Bill! End the Privatisation of Education! 📢 [Education Politics] Substack | Blog 38 "Katherine Birbalsingh and her MATS allies are organising opposition to the Schools Bill. Its time to write to your MP. There are alternatives to the growth of privatisation and market forces."

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NEU report on the impact of standardised curricula on teachers | National Education Union @neunion.bsky.social

The SEA has a long and proud history as the only educational organisation affiliated to the @labouruk.bsky.social When you join the SEA, you become part of a historic movement to improve education provision in this country. Join the movement for a revolution in education!

Please visit the official website of the Socialist Educational Association (SEA) to learn more about who we are and what we stand for. Another education service is possible 🌹

Inspection negatively affects the mental health of 57% of members this rises to almost two thirds among teachers in primary schools settings at 64%. #NEU2025 🔗 bit.ly/3RVmRwU

The SEA has a long and proud history as the only educational organisation affiliated to the Labour Party. Our members include educators, parents, MPs, councillors, school governors, students and anyone with an interest in education and learning. Join the SEA today 🌹

Substack [Education Politics] "Curriculum and OFSTED Shake-Up?" | Blog 37 The Curriculum Review Interim report is out and OFSTED are consulting on major changes to inspection. Education Politics responds.

Substack [Education Politics] "Where now for the Curriculum?" | Blog 36. Emeritus Professor Ken Jones offers some thinking on the current curriculum review. A second article prompted by industrial action, looks at contradictions in Quaker education.

Our motion resolves: 1) To write to UCU’s General Secretary once again, outlining the impact of Unite LE127's industrial action on our branch, and urging her to negotiate in good faith with Unite LE127 and reach a satisfactory settlement as soon as possible

Rachel Reeves’ fraught balancing act @newstatesman.com The Chancellor will now be forced to contemplate tax rises. @georgeeaton.bsky.social #SpringStatement #Budget

[Opinion] Spring Statement 2025 | The Guardian view on Rachel Reeves’s spending cuts: a choice, not an economic necessity @theguardian.com "The spring statement casts austerity as unavoidable, but Labour is clinging to economic myths while ignoring the tools of power" #SpringStatement #Budget

HANK ROBERTS welcomes news that asbestos has been judged too dangerous to leave in situ in schools and public buildings, and issues a clarion call to readers to help make sure action is actually taken morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gove...

[Curriculum] Exams volume, EBacc and ‘improving’ SATs: 14 curriculum review reforms @schoolsweek.bsky.social "The interim curriculum review report has landed - here's the 14 key things school leaders need to know ..." @fcdwhittaker.bsky.social

Curriculum review interim report: all you need to know @tesmagazine.bsky.social The curriculum and assessment review’s interim report highlights concerns with KS2 writing assessment, the Spag test and ‘indefensible’ outcomes for some GCSE resit students

GOV UK [Press Release] Curriculum and Assessment Review publishes interim findings

[Opinion] Vocational Education @theguardian.com T-levels are a disaster – and young people are suffering because ministers won’t admit it @susannajrustin.bsky.social

"We welcome the revised formal pay offer from management side and believe it represents a positive step forward...We believe that the 5.5% offer on pay is appropriate given the awards which were made in England and Wales." Full comment by ASCL NI on the revised teacher pay offer: ow.ly/pobU50VkPcU

Our Parliamentary lobby is in full swing 🔥 MPs are hearing directly from university staff about the devastating impact of 10,000+ potential job cuts. The message is clear: emergency funding needed. We must #STOPtheCUTS

⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️ STARTING TOMORROW. Nevada. Arizona. Colorado. You, me, and Bernie. Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙 See you there 💪🏽🌞

[SEND] ‘I’d like to see SEND label retired’, says inclusion tsar Tom Rees @schoolsweek.bsky.social DfE inclusion adviser also spoke of problems with the current 'medicalised model' of special educational needs support @lydiach.bsky.social

"Over 10,000 jobs are set to go from campuses across the UK if Labour sits on its hands and allows the sector to go to the wall." UCU president Maxine Looby speaking at our rally for higher education. We demand immediate government action to #STOPtheCUTS ✊