Kevin Courtney
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Kevin Courtney Life story
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
... 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
... 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
... " 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
... 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
... 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
... 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
... 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
... 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"...
Teacher strikes will go ahead if no pay progress
By Hazel ShearingEducation correspondent
Teacher strikes will go ahead next week unless there is " real progress" in talks over pay before Saturday , the National Education Union (NEU) says.
The NEU said it would recommend calling off strikes to its executive committee on Saturday - But Only If a " serious proposal" had been made by ministers.
The government, meanwhile, said it would only hold formal talks if The Strikes were called off.
Teachers are due to walk out across the north of England next Tuesday.
Strikes will follow in The Midlands and the NEU's Eastern Region on Wednesday, then in Wales and The South of England on Thursday.
The NEU's announcement, put in writing to ministers, comes after the government proposed a 3% pay rise for most teachers next year.
Most State School teachers in England and Wales had a 5% rise in 2022.
The NEU, which is calling for an above-inflation pay rise, said the latest offer was not enough.
On Tuesday, The Department For Education (DfE) said it was willing to " move into formal talks on pay, conditions and reform" - But Only If the NEU called off next week's strike action.
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 ".
" We Are prepared, should the negotiations make real progress, to pause next week's strikes, " they said.
" But the government has to show Good Faith . We ask ministers to drop its preconditions and to begin serious negotiations. "
The NAHT school leaders' union called the government's announcement on Tuesday an " Olive Branch with thorns attached" and said it had " no understanding of How To conduct good industrial relations".
Meanwhile, intensive talks are taking place on Wednesday after The Union halted next week's 48-hour strike in England.
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Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
