Why we must strike for pensions: a headmaster explains

Dr Robin Bevan, headmaster at Southend High School for Boys, explains the rationale behind what will be the biggest teachers’ strike in 30 years about cuts to the Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS)...

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Dr Robin Bevan, headmaster at Southend High School for Boys, explains the rationale behind what will be the biggest teachers' strike in 30 years about cuts to the Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS)...

"The TPS is a "revenue scheme". There are no investments, no accumulated funds; there is no pension pot. The payments to retired teachers are funded from the contributions made each year by working...

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