Overview
- The National Education Union voted at its Brighton conference to oppose Reform UK in schools, roll out anti-racist materials and anti-fascist training, and urge members to campaign against the party ahead of local elections.
- Delegates also backed lobbying to overturn the government’s proscription of Palestine Action, a protest group linked to break-ins and damage at military and defense sites.
- Reform UK’s education spokeswoman Suella Braverman condemned the union’s move as unlawful partisan teaching and said a Reform government would sack teachers who campaign in class.
- NEU general secretary Daniel Kebede said the measures are a response to rising racist incidents and what he called far-right narratives affecting pupils and staff.
- Palestine Action remains banned even after a High Court ruling in February found the proscription unlawful, and ministers are considering an appeal while the restriction stays in force.