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The article offers British education news briefs. Teachers in London, England staged a one-day strike to protest changes to their pension systems. Wellington College, an independent school, has plans to establish a system of academies. The National Apprenticeship Service has announced that David Way will become its interim chief executive following the departure of Simon Waugh.

The article focuses on the national strike over the plans to change pensions scheduled on November 30, 2011, which has been described to be the largest industrial action and will likely include school principals in Great Britain. It states that the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) starts its own ballot. It says that school leaders have to balance their concern for students with their concerns over the future of the educational system.

The article discusses a vote cast by teachers and educational support staff in Great Britain to protest against the plans of the British government to cut pensions, with the support of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT).

The article discusses a demonstration protesting British government cuts to public sector pensions held in London, England, on June 30, 2011, by members of British teachers unions. Demonstrators from unions including the National Union of Teachers (NUT), the Associations of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), and the University and College Union (UCU) disagree with British government proposals to cut pensions and raise the minimum retirement age for teachers.