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James Whiting
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General Secretary of Socialist Educational Association, retired drama teacher and deputy head , ex- inspector, Fulham fan
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · 12d
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.
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · 16d
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Has the Love of Learning Been Lost?
Blog 46 features Steve Witherden MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Education whose report finds children trapped in poverty and a system draining the excitement of learning away.
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · 21d
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Pupil Well-being crisis. Will more militarism help?
Blog 45. Paty Paliokosta look at why pupil well-being in secondary schools is declining and Conor Bollins questions Starmer's commitment to increase militarism in schools
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Aug 19
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The Crisis Engulfing our Universities
Blog 44. Dr Conor Bollins asks when will Labour tackle the growing crisis, using his experience as a lecturer at UEA, as an example of the mess.
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Aug 4
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Jul 4
MATS to get the majority of new nursery funding
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MATS to get the majority of new nursery funding
Blog 42 checks in on Phillipson's new nursery funding announcement and considers the NEU's contribution to the 'Year of Trade Union Climate Action'.
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Jun 15
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Register above! Open Meeting
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Jun 15
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Register above! Open Meeting
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Jun 8
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SEND in Crisis and our Child Poverty AGM
Blog 41 focuses on the crisis in Special Needs and Disability Education and features the outline of a presentation made to the SEA parliamentary branch. First, information about the SEA AGM.
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Jun 8
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SEND in Crisis and our Child Poverty AGM
Blog 41 focuses on the crisis in Special Needs and Disability Education and features the outline of a presentation made to the SEA parliamentary branch. First, information about the SEA AGM.
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · May 25
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · May 25
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · May 12
An inconvenient truth for the racists and xenophobes (and Labour):

Low birth rate in the UK inevitably means fewer young supporting ever more older people.

Immigration brings in young people and eases the problem.

Without it, everyone must work longer.
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · May 5
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School Accountability: Start Again!
Blog 39. The DFE is consulting on new accountability measures whilst OFSTED is encountering unprecedented opposition to its report card proposals. We respond.
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · May 5
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School Accountability: Start Again!
Blog 39. The DFE is consulting on new accountability measures whilst OFSTED is encountering unprecedented opposition to its report card proposals. We respond.
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Apr 22
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Defend the Schools Bill! End the Privatisation of Education!
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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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Apr 22
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Defend the Schools Bill! End the Privatisation of Education!
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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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Mar 28
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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.
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Mar 20
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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.
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Mar 20
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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.
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Mar 7
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Mar 7
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Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell.bsky.social · Jan 30
A host of long-overdue points made in this
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@jame54.bsky.social . Politics is always about a power struggle, including between employers and employees. And the debate over the schools bill is no exception: schoolsweek.co.uk/its-time-for...
It's not too late for Bridget Phillipson to take on MAT CEOs
Labour don't need a stronger narrative. They need a stronger negotiating position. Here it is
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James Whiting @jame54.bsky.social · Jan 28
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Goodbye to the lost children of Gaza. You were loved, you are remembered, you did not deserve it | Nesrine Malik
There is no way to rationalise the horrors inflicted on Gaza’s innocent children. Now is the time to mourn them fully, says columnist Nesrine Malik
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Socialist Educational Association @socedu.bsky.social · Jan 9
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Schools Bill Attacked by Blair Babe MP
Blog 32. Dame Siobhain McDonagh MP opposes restraints on academies and attacks Labour policy in second reading debate
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