Only socialism can solve youth unemployment
Philip English addresses the high rates of youth unemployment in Britain, noting the links between under-investment in jobs and education with increased investment in militarism.
What comes next for the student movement?
A wave of militancy has swept across British campuses. Jack Davidson argues students must link their fight to the broader class struggle, to ensure continued success.
Education sector promises historic strike action
A fresh wave of strike action is coming to Britain’s education sector, as school and university staff fight years of below-inflation pay deals and worsening conditions.
Organising on campus
With the recent emergence of Communist university societies, YCL Student Officer Georgina Andrews explains what students can do to agitate on their campuses
Academies: the next stage of commoditising education
Rhoda Stannett takes a look at the continuing trend of academisation in the UK, and the rapid privatisation of children’s education
Beyond pay: the role of the NEU strikes in the fight for socialism
“NEU members should work hard to build a striking agenda that champions the cause of all working people”, writes Efrem Craig
Political impartiality in schools: a danger to us all
“If education is no longer political, then children will be less equipped to challenge corrupt politics when they see it”, argues Efrem Craig
Should schools be reopening despite Covid?
As it stands, schools simply do not have the ability to limit Covid spread. Class sizes are too large – nearing thirty in many schools, teachers are off work due to Covid, and many rooms have poor ventilation
Manchester students begin occupation protest in solidarity with striking staff
Students at the University of Manchester, including members of the YCL, have launched an occupation protest in solidarity with University and College Union strikes. This follows years of falling pay, overworking, and casualisation for higher education staff
Education Minister attempts to shift Coronavirus burden onto parents
Minister for Education Gavin Williamson has said that it is parents’ responsibility to prevent a new Covid wave when schools open this September, attempting to shift the burden and blame for the virus’ spread away from government to individual citizens.
