Sentences with phrase «education union warned»

Kevin Courtney of the National Education Union warned it could cause recruitment and retention problems that could damage children's education.

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«Secretary Duncan's report saying New York is on the watch - list for failure is yet another warning that the inability of school districts across the state and their unions to come together has jeopardized the quality of our kids» education,» Cuomo said.

The government's plans for higher education will see universities facing «an era of survival of the fittest» as they deal with huge financial risk, a union has warned.

The University and College Union warned that tuition fees of nearly # 7,000 would end up becoming the norm because of the government's wider cuts to higher education funding, however.

The Universities and Colleges Union has warned that 15,000 jobs are at risk if Peter Mandelson goes ahead with his proposed # 135 million cut in spending on higher education next year.

However, the general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, Christine Blower, dismissed his claims as «utterly unfounded» and warned: «This new measure will undermine broad education by driving schools towards a narrow range of options for young people...... There is a very real danger that some young people will be directed away from subjects that would best support their developing aptitudes and ambitions.»

Further moves to privatise post-16 education will undermine efforts to build strong further and higher education foundations in Britain, a union chief will warn today.

In a letter to Education Secretary Justine Greening, the unions warned restricting pay had reduced the supply of teachers and pay levels had fallen behind other graduate professions.

The Wisconsin Education Association Council, the largest teachers» union, issued a warning that it fears Walker and other Republicans will make fundamental changes to the WRS.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that the stifling of education funding under the Muhammadu Buhari government is preparing the country for a...

Facing heckling from the crowd, Morgan warned teachers that they should work with the Conservative government, saying: «Teaching unions have a choice — spend the next four years doing battle with us and doing down the profession they represent in the process, or stepping up, seizing the opportunities and promise offered by the white paper and helping us to shape the future of the education system.»

Eight education unions, which include GMB, Unite, the NUT, the ATL, the NAHT, the Association of School and College Leaders and the NASUWT, are warning of the impact the cuts will have on the safe running of schools.

The education union has launched an advertising blitz warning voters not to trust Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's «sham» promise to match Labor when it comes to schools funding.

The David Ross Education Trust has been given a «final warning» by unions over job cuts as part of its # 1 million saving scheme.

The union has warned that «serious mistakes» have been made in relation to the planning and implementation of testing this academic year, which the NAHT says has had a negative effect on children's education.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, has since warned that the firm's collapse would put a strain on schools.

Speaking at a recent Westminster Education Forum seminar, Darren Northcott, a representative of the NASUWT union, warned the shortage of teachers willing to take on exam marking will continue to worsen unless the teacher «workload crisis» is addressed.

Teaching unions have warned that the policy will cause «chaos» at a local level and dismantle state education.

If the government does not reduce teacher workload, the National Education Union will take action, one of its leaders has warned.

Joint National Education Union (NEU) and British Lung Foundation (BLF) guidance warning school staff and pupils about the dangers of air pollution.

With more than 2,000 schools and nurseries across the country located close to roads with illegal levels of pollution [1], the National Education Union (NEU) has joined forces with the British Lung Foundation (BLF), and today publish guidance warning school staff and pupils about the dangers of air pollution.

But head teachers» unions have warned the new powers expected in the education bill could act as a deterrent for recruitment.

Nansi Ellis, an assistant general secretary of the National Education Union, said Troops to Teachers had «got almost nowhere», and warned such «one - off, small - scale» initiatives are «not the solution to the deep problems faced by schools».

The results have prompted further warnings from union leaders Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, whose organisations are campaigning together on funding issues in the run - up to their amalgamation as the National Education Union this Septeunion leaders Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, whose organisations are campaigning together on funding issues in the run - up to their amalgamation as the National Education Union this SepteUnion this September.

The National Union of Teachers warned the expansion of the academies and free schools programme was a wrong move that would a two tier education system.

California teachers unions also oppose the plan, warning in a June letter that the waiver sets up a «privatized «shadow» system of education in California» that leaves children «susceptible to market exploitation and profiteering.»

Unions have warned it could result in tens of thousands of job losses, and this week the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) told George Osborne the funding pressures were putting the government's education programme in jeopardy.

The Gonski 2.0 review of education will recommend an evidence - based teaching system for schools, ranking the most successful actions teachers can take to improve student learning — although the main teaching union has warned it will resist any attempt to turn this into a performance league table.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, warned the firm's collapse would put a strain on schools.

Unions representing classroom teachers warned that a shift away from coursework and having different levels of exams for different abilities could damage some pupils» education.

Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, warned that school support staff are «feeling the brunt» of school cuts, with redundancies forcing those left in the system to do more.