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Education and rail workers take to picket lines demanding better pay and better working conditions

by James Flint | Mar 16, 2023 | Education, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

  A number of trade unions including education and rail have gone on strike demanding for better pay and working conditions.  A march took place in Sheffield today which was organised by the National Education Union (NEU), however members of other unions...

Teacher strike: ‘’School funding is at crisis point’’ Walk-outs across South Yorkshire after lack of support

by Lawrence Juma | Mar 2, 2023 | Community, Education, Top Story - Home Page Lead

The National Education Union have set up teacher strike campaigns across the region of South Yorkshire after demanding a pay rise for all their teachers inline with inflation.  Why are they striking?  Children across the region are suffering from the lack of...

World Book Day: Sheffield children ‘transported’ to different places through reading

by Charlotte Beever | Mar 2, 2023 | Culture, Education, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Today marks the 28th anniversary of World Book Day, primary schools all over the UK have got their pupils to dress up as their favourite characters from their much loved story books. The national event aims to excite children and young people about reading by making...

Sheffield’s largest student accommodation suffers from power outage

by Austin Zhang | Mar 2, 2023 | Community, Education, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A major Sheffield student accommodation experienced a 10 hour water and power outage affecting hundreds of boarding students and posed possible safety risks. Vita Student, one of largest student apartments has been described by some students as one of the best campus...

UCU postpone university strikes after ‘significant progress’ made

by Alex Keir | Feb 23, 2023 | Community, Education, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

University of Sheffield students have expressed their relief after two weeks of planned staff strikes were cancelled. The University and College Union (UCU) have ‘paused’ strike action at nearly 150 universities including the University of Sheffield.  This decision...

WATCH: Staff from the University of Sheffield strike over pension cuts

by Yim Wun Wan | Feb 9, 2023 | Community, Education

University of Sheffield staff have been taking action over concerns relating to pay, forming picket lines across the university campus.  The University of College Union (UCU) announced its plan to strike on numerous dates throughout February and March last...
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