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Alberta court denies teachers' injunction, affecting 51,000 educators. Strike law remains, avoiding school disruption.

The article reports on tensions surrounding planned industrial action by the National Education Union (NEU) in the United Kingdom, which could see large-scale strikes involving hundreds of thousands of members. According to the piece, critics claim that the union’s leadership is adopting increasingly militant tactics, with particular focus on its general secretary Daniel Kebede and alleged links to far-left political influences. The article suggests that strike plans, potentially affecting teachers, teaching assistants, librarians and school dinner staff, could cause significant disruption to lessons, examinations and childcare arrangements for families. It highlights accusations from former union representatives and school leaders who argue that the NEU is prioritising political activism over educational welfare. These critics claim that strike action is being used as a deliberate strategy to increase pressure on government policy, particularly regarding pay and funding. The report also references concerns that union organisers are seeking to expand membership and mobilise non-teaching school staff in order to strengthen industrial action. The NEU, as presented in the article, argues that its proposed strikes are a response to inadequate pay offers and underfunded education services, insisting that any disruption could be avoided if the government improves its position. The piece also refers to past local strike actions and disputes within schools, portraying them as evidence of growing industrial tension in the sector. Overall, the article frames an ongoing conflict between education unions and government policy as a wider debate over the direction of schooling in the UK, with strong disagreement over the legitimacy and impact of strike action in education.

Heavy rains posed threats to school infrastructure, teachers and pupils after rain water destroyed learning materials and walkways at Rundu’s Sikanduko Junior Primary School in the Kavango East region on Wednesday. Acting principal Eugenia Hausiku says the Grade 0 and pre-primary classes were suspended, and pupils were taught outside due to the damage. “Our school board chairperson and headwoman witnessed the damage of some of the books,” Hausiku notes. Senior teacher and member of management Alberth Moko says the Grade 0 or pre-primary classes’ roofs were severely damaged, and the school also lack’s permanent structure. “Some of the challenges that we are facing here at our school is that 1 058 pupils are sharing two toilets, and the septic tanks get full immediately in a day,” Moko states. He says to avoid that, pupils are forced to use the combined school toilets. “Pupils are using the pit latrine which is not very safe with this weather,” Moko states. He further outlines that the structures are not weather friendly, particularly when it’s very hot or cold. School board chairperson Andreas Sizura says the rain did not just destroy the learning materials, and structure but also threatened their lives. “People are crying to the government for help, but a blind eye is turned to problem,” he says. Kavango East education regional director Christine Shilima says the incident was not reported to her office yet. “I will go there tomorrow (today) to learn about the situation before I will give a comment,” Shilima says. The post Rundu school classes disrupted by severe rains appeared first on The Namibian.