Iain Mansfield

The UK’s biggest teaching union has exposed its true colours

Teachers and members of the National Education Union (NEU) on strike in February (Credit: Getty images)
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Iain Mansfield

Iain Mansfield is Director of Research and Head of Education at Policy Exchange, and a former Special Adviser at the Department for Education.

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