I’ve received an email from the Suffolk People’s Assembly about the
fight for union recognition at STEM 6 Academy and the steps teachers have had
to go to in response, and just wanted to email with my support.
The situation the teachers are placed in at STEM 6 Academy demonstrates clearly
one of the principal risks to teachers posed by the fragmentation of the
education system. It also demonstrates a failure to understand that staff who
are qualified, supported and valued in any work environment will make
more effective employees - i.e. that there is a relationship between the
working culture of the school and the success of its pupils. I’ve
campaigned against free schools here in Suffolk, and although staff and union
issues were not significant issues here, this is another reason, for me, why
free schools are not the answer to improving educational outcomes.
I sincerely hope that the issues you are facing are swiftly resolved. I’d like
to say good luck, but you shouldn’t need luck in this situation - you
should just be being treated fairly.
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