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If you’re in the building, you’re in the union: the next steps for the NEU
At the same time as responding to, and resisting, current attacks on education, we must build our strength and prepare ourselves for the battles of the future, says GAWAIN LITTLE

THE creation of the National Education Union, which from January will have completed its amalgamation at every level, should be welcomed by all educators as a huge step towards professional unity. 

For the first time in many years, the overwhelming majority of school teachers have come together in a union which represents all education professionals, to speak with one voice in the interests of teachers, support staff and the students they work with.

This is a truly historic development, which can only serve to strengthen the campaign for a fully funded national education service, with a broad and balanced curriculum for every student, which we so desperately need.

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