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Kevin Courtney

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Kevin Courtney is a Welsh former school teacher, and the General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the main teachers' trade union for England and Wales.

Estimated 700,000 pupils in unsafe school buildings, NAO says

Estimated 700,000 pupils in unsafe school buildings, NAO says
Jun 27,2023 9:10 pm

... Responding to both reports, the National Education Union s joint general secretary Kevin Courtney said the government was spending " nothing like enough" on school buildings...

Teachers in England to strike for two days in July, NEU announces

Teachers in England to strike for two days in July, NEU announces
Jun 17,2023 12:10 pm

... Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, the NEU s joint general secretaries, said the education secretary had " turned her back" on teachers in England...

Pupils face 'lost decade' in education after Covid, MPs warn

Pupils face 'lost decade' in education after Covid, MPs warn
Jun 7,2023 4:10 am

... " The report also called for the DfE to: Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said the government was " in denial" about the scale of the problems schools are facing...

Teacher strikes: More schools than ever unable to fully open in England

Teacher strikes: More schools than ever unable to fully open in England
May 3,2023 6:11 am

... Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the NEU, said this generation of pupils had been affected badly by Covid " and that is why we are calling for this investment in their education"...

Teachers vote for another three days of strikes

Teachers vote for another three days of strikes
Apr 4,2023 8:10 am

... Kevin Courtney, its joint general secretary, said: " Parents and the education profession will be in no doubt that if further industrial action needs to be taken the blame for this will lie squarely at the government s door...

More strikes planned as teachers reject pay offer

More strikes planned as teachers reject pay offer
Apr 3,2023 4:20 am

... Speaking at the NEU conference in Harrogate, Joint General Secretaries Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney said the offer was " unacceptable" " is not fully funded" and it did not deal with the shortage of teachers in schools...

Teacher strikes will go ahead if no pay progress

Teacher strikes will go ahead if no pay progress
Feb 22,2023 11:21 am

... In response, Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, joint general secretaries of the NEU, said ministers were " requiring the NEU to give up the only thing that has brought government to the negotiating table, without any assurance that the negotiations are, indeed, serious and in good faith"...

Free school meals: London's mayor launches £130m scheme for primary pupils

Free school meals: London's mayor launches £130m scheme for primary pupils
Feb 20,2023 3:21 am

... Government inaction Meanwhile Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary at the National Education Union (NEU), said the scheme would be " a much-needed lifeline" that could also help " attainment and educational outcomes"...

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