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The shocking growth of child poverty is a direct result of government policies implemented since 2010 in the name of austerity, says NEU joint-general secretary, Kevin Courtney

If the government was serious about improving children’s life chances, it would invest in early years education and support services, writes Kevin Courtney

We were told the academy system would raise education standards. But the failure of Wakefield City Academies Trust is proof otherwise – it’s simply no way to run a school system, writes one teachers’ leader

Our children and young people deserve the best possibly funded schools, not some bargain basement version

Labour’s National Education Service charter grasps the depth of education’s problems. After decades of blame and threat, it’s refreshing to hear a different voice from policy-makers, writes Kevin Courtney

The manifestos have been translated into direct predictions of funding consequences for every school, and politicians can no longer get away with lazily repeating fanciful claims, writes the NUT’s Kevin Courtney