Looks like the first month of not allowing dependents basically stopped any care workers coming (83% drop in health and care visas).

Seriously worrying re the ability of care homes to function given we already have a recruitment crisis.

In such an unstable world, solidarity across borders is not just a choice, but a necessity.

Proud to spend this May Day morning on the picket line in Bristol as our members here fight for pay parity and improved working conditions.

This is how we make change.

Build our…

🌹Solidarity greetings to all this #MayDay

Four years since our first action #redforworkers, which saw thousands wear red in support of workers.

😍We're proud to be a small part of our great movement.

Solidarity forever 🚩

strikemap.org

#StrikeMap

Social worker Rachel Meade has been awarded £40,000 for injury to feelings against Social Work England and Westminster City Council, aggravated damages against both, and exemplary damages against SWE.

thetimes.co.uk/article/social…

The NEU has backed every national demo for Palestine since October and spoken at many of them. Pleased that today we were represented by national president Emma Rose 🧡 representing Europe's biggest education union.

And the same goes for the UK. We need a General Election now. Come on Rishi Sunak you know it makes sense.

This new set of FAQs on the Cass Review, responding to some of the discussion about it, is very helpful. cass.independent-review.uk/home/publicati…

As always, Mick Lynch talks sense. Privatisation of the railways has been an abject failure, however you look at it.

Please sign this petition in solidarity with trade unionists in Finland, fighting an attack by their right wing Government.

itfglobal.org/en/campaigns/p…

.Mayor of London has committed to making #FreeSchoolMealsForAll permanent for primary school children. But beyond the capital, one in three children in poverty miss out on the hot, healthy school meal they need to thrive.

We've written to regional mayoral election candidates,…

🪧 National Demonstration: #StopArmingIsrael – #CeasefireNow !

🫂 ASSEMBLE: PARLIAMENT SQ – MARCH TO HYDE PARK

📆 This Sat (27 April) - 12 noon

This national demonstration will be assembling in Parliament Sq and for the first time in this cycle of protests, it will be ending

Rishi Sunak puts the UK defence industry on a war footing.
Far from making me feel more secure, I find this terrifying.
And how come it’s austerity for everything else?

These progress 8 score correlations from the Education Data Lab are very revealing.
It shows Progress 8 scores are not good accountability.
Looking at them doesn’t tell you much about the quality of the school.
It tells you more about the wealthy or poverty of the pupil intake.

Excellent addition to the board.

Geoff is also a teacher trade unionist; these insights will also be valuable to the RSC.

Palestine march organisers reject false claims of pro-Israel activist.

A statement correcting the dishonest claims of Gideon Falter and the Campaign Against Antisemitism 🔽

Another year of poor ITT recruitment is on the cards, with 11 out of 17 subjects below target, and geography and primary also likely to be below. Bursaries and international recruitment propping some subjects up a little, but generally weak like last year
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Since I was elected as Mayor in 2019, I've claimed £0 expenses, added £0 council tax precept and accepted £0 hospitality.
Instead I've levered in £millions of private investment to grow the North East economy and put money in people's pockets. Elect me as North East Mayor. My…

Duolingo for me tonight!

from the Royal College of psychiatrists on the cash review:

Good to see Dawn correcting this - re the Cass report.