School leaders have slammed the government’s “sham” anti-strike consultation which forces respondents to pick a preferred proposal and limits comments to just 150 characters.
The Department for Education today published proposals for new minimum service levels in schools which would severely limit the number of staff who could strike.
Unions say the proposals are a “fundamental attack on the democratic freedoms and rights of school staff”. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has “serious concerns” they break international law are “fail to meet human rights obligations”.
But it has since emerged the DfE’s own consultation does not allow respondents to progress unless they choose a “preferred” MSL proposal – with those that don’t unable to complete the survey.
