Education in the media: 5 July 2016
...chosen to take this damaging action instead of continuing with the programme of talks with the Department. As she made clear in her letter, the NUT should share the Department’s...
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Education in the media: 4 July 2016
...Daily Mail reports that while 200,000 NUT members in England were balloted for strike action, less than a quarter actually voted in favour. Their coverage also makes clear that new...
Education in the media: 27 June 2016
...to do more to nurture leadership talent, and for strong councils to do more to help others improve. The Daily Star briefly followed up this story in today’s paper. The...
Education in the media: 24 June 2016
...the important point that a tiny 24.5% of eligible NUT members took part in the ballot. The NUT’s reasons for striking are unclear. We are engaged in talks with unions...
Response to NUT strike ballot
...reasons for striking are unclear. The government is engaged in talks with unions about all of the issues they claim to be striking about. It is irresponsible for the NUT...
Education in the media: 23 June 2016
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Academies, Attainment gap, Equalities, Ofsted, Teacher Training
...being made in this country and the heroes who have played such an important part in this. With recent events in Orlando highlighting globally how far there still is...
Gender identity in schools
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Behaviour, Equalities, Myth busting, Transgender, Uniforms
There have been a number of misleading stories in the media recently about how schools address issues relating to gender identity and gender reassignment, and the Government’s role in this area.
Education in the media: 21 June 2016
...last July which places a legal duty on public sector organisations, to have 'due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.' The paper’s editorial points...
Responses to the Sunday Times: 19 June 2016
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Breaking news, Equalities, Independent schools, Term time holidays
...Sunday Times reports that Surrey County Council has hired a barrister in a term time holiday court case involving a mother who refused to pay a £60 fine. The piece...
Caroline Dinenage: Pride in our progress
...weekend Ben will be joining over 15,000 same-sex couples who have come together to make a lasting commitment to share their lives together when he marries his partner, Francis. A...