James Kerr 4 NEU: Recent Episodes
Education Solidarity Network
A podcast by teacher and trade unionist James Kerr on issues around education, trade unions and politics. Make sure to subscribe for new content. Email jameskerr4neu@gmail.com for more details.
In this episode I discuss the impact of privatisation on the public purse and where our money is going. I take in Leaways in Hackney, Steve Jobs & Milton Friedman on school vouchers and much more. Read on: @leawaysneu on Twitter for updates and https://www.socialistalternative.net/2021/02/24/tory-health-bill-further-privatisation-on-the-agenda/
This episode looks at the recent protests at Pimlico Academy and how the academies and free school programme has undermined democratic accountability in our schools. Go to https://www.socialistalternative.net for more analysis.
Another bumper episode on workload. Email me at jameskerr4neu@gmail.com with thoughts and questions. Go to socialistalternative.net for your latest news and Marxist analysis.
In this episode I talk through what demands we need to be raising to ensure our workplaces are safe and how we can achieve it. I’ll be talking Big Bangs, ballots and Section 44.
In this episode I deal with the lessons from the pandemic of where the power in the union lies and a few suggestions of how we organise going forward. If you want to join the announcement only WhatsApp group for my campaign https://chat.whatsapp.com/LK8yRzkIUR45HdYeuALicJ and like the Facebook page at https://m.facebook.com/JamesKerr4NEUExec/?tsid=0.8189512622470148&source=result or get in contact at jameskerr4neu@gmail.com. Tune in next week for an “How do we ensure there is a safe return?”
Here James Kerr discusses how schools can be fully reopened after the Covid 19 pandemic. He discusses the NEU’s Five Tests and the use of Section 44 of the Employment Rights Act amongst other questions facing education workers