Sentences with phrase «teachers general secretary»

National Union of Teachers general secretary Christine Blower said primary assessment was plainly in a mess.

But National Association of Head Teachers general secretary Russell Hobby said: «If a school remains far below the floor standards for years, with no sign of improvement, and if it has had good quality support, then of course we need a radical solution.»

National Union of Teachers general secretary Christine Blower said teachers would find it «obscene» that the government was choosing to pour cash into an «unelected, unaccountable layer of bureaucracy» while schools faced an «unprecedented squeeze» on their budgets.

«It was, and remains, inappropriate to force good schools to convert when the evidence of any benefit is so dubious,» said National Association of Head Teachers General Secretary Russell Hobby.

National Union of Teachers General Secretary Kevin Courtney said it was clear government education policy was «in complete disarray».

National Association of Head Teachers general secretary Russell Hobby said: «If Her Majesty's Inspectorate (HMI) is to become increasingly busy in the inspection of good schools every two years, what impact will that have on the availability of these HMIs to focus on more vulnerable schools, who need confident and skilled inspectors?»

National Union of Teachers general secretary Kevin Courtney said the announcement provided no new money and ignored genuine funding problems.

National Association of Head Teachers general secretary Russell Hobby agreed with the report that the old system was «too bureaucratic».

National Association of Head Teachers general secretary Russell Hobby warned of «a significant difference between official statistics and the perceptions of those in schools.

National Union of Teachers general secretary Christine Blower called the figures «a sad indictment» of government education policy.

National Association of Head Teachers general secretary Russell Hobby said: «Narrowing the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged pupils has been an intractable problem.

Additionally, National Union of Teachers general secretary Christine Blower said: «All children deserve the same benefits and funding wherever they are in the country and whoever their MP is.

National Union of Teachers general secretary Christine Blower said they took no account of young people's social or emotional needs.

National Union of Teachers general secretary Christine Blower said: «I've been getting messages from people saying that they are more determined now than they were in the past to take action.»

Not exact matches

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Patrick Roach, Deputy General Secretary of the NASUWT, who addressed the Conference, said: «Many teachers have told us that they become supply teachers because of a lack of opportunities in schools for flexible working; yet, many supply teachers face exploitation and unfair treatment by some supply agencies, umbrella companies and by schools.

Commenting on the latest jobless figures and the news that youth unemployment has crossed the one million mark, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» unioTeachers, the largest teachers» unioteachers» union, said:

Commenting on media reports that Cambridge University is to design and set a new maths A-level, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

Commenting on the Welsh teaching union's decision to strike on October 5 over pension changes, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, saTeachers, the largest teachers» union, sateachers» union, said this:

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: «Parents now no longer have the certainty that when they send their children to school they will be taught by a qualified teacher and children have lost that critical entitlement.

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Commenting on the Institute of Education's report, The Social Composition of Free Schools after Three Years, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The findings of this Report come as no surprise.

Commenting on the judicial review on the indexation of public sector pensions, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «The NUT, along with other unions, is challenging the Government in a judicial review at the HigTeachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «The NUT, along with other unions, is challenging the Government in a judicial review at the Higteachers» union, said: «The NUT, along with other unions, is challenging the Government in a judicial review at the High Court.

Commenting on today's speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Conservative Party Conference, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» uniTeachers, the largest teachers» uniteachers» union said:

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT — The Teachers» Union said it was a «disgrace» that in the fifth largest economy in the world children and young people were the victims of «callous fiscal and social policies» which the country had endured since 2010.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, predicts that the effect will «magnify quite quickly».

«They're looking at totally different things from that,» Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), says.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: «Older teachers often have a wealth of experience and expertise.

Commenting on the publication of the GCSE results, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

Commenting on today's results, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» unioTeachers, the largest teachers» unioteachers» union, said.

Commenting on the use of the English Baccalaureate as a new method of ranking schools, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers the largest teachers» unioTeachers the largest teachers» unioteachers» union, said;

Responding to the launch of the Masters in Educational Practice (MEP) by the Welsh Government today, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in Wales, said:

Commenting on plans for local authorities to decide where new schools should open, Kevin Courtney, Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «This is a clear admission that the free school policy has not effectively addressed local need for new places and concedes the vital role of the local authority in funding for new school places and the right of the local authority to select the pTeachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «This is a clear admission that the free school policy has not effectively addressed local need for new places and concedes the vital role of the local authority in funding for new school places and the right of the local authority to select the pteachers» union, said: «This is a clear admission that the free school policy has not effectively addressed local need for new places and concedes the vital role of the local authority in funding for new school places and the right of the local authority to select the provider.

Commenting on the Public Accounts Committee's report Retaining and Developing the Teaching Workforce, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT - The Teachers» Union, said: «We have now had numerous official public bodies highlighting the lack of effective action by this Government to address the deep teacher recruitment and retention crisis.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, who addressed the conference, said: «The experiences shared by BME teachers today demonstrate that discrimination and unfair treatment of BME teachers and pupils is unfortunately still rife.

Commenting on Nick Clegg's announcement of summer «catch - up» schools in his speech to the Liberal Democrats Conference, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, saTeachers, the largest teachers» union, sateachers» union, said this:

Commenting on the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said:

Commenting on the report by Women and Equalities Commission, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The latest report from the Women and Equalities Commission sadly reflects and confirms the issues and concerns the NASUWT has been raising with Government and employers about the treatment of women teachers for some time.

Chris Keates, NASUWT General Secretary, said: «It's wholly unacceptable that increasing numbers of teachers are reporting that they are being told that being abused and assaulted is part of the job.

Speaking ahead of his speech at the NASUWT teachers» conference, the schools secretary said the general election would see tough choices about school funding.

Commenting on the IPPR report Vocational Education in English Schools, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «What is becoming increasingly clear is that Michael Gove's reforms are plain wrongTeachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «What is becoming increasingly clear is that Michael Gove's reforms are plain wrongteachers» union, said: «What is becoming increasingly clear is that Michael Gove's reforms are plain wrong.»

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, has commented on the reference in the Queen's Speech to the Government's plans for an Education Bill.

Ms Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT: «The situation on teachers» pay, after year on year cuts, is now so dire...»

Responding to the departure of Michael Gove MP and the appointment of Nicky Morgan MP as Secretary of State for Education, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The NASUWT has always sought to engage constructively with the Secretary of State for Education and will continue to do so.

The guest speaker will be Dr Adolph Cameron, General Secretary of the Jamaica Teachers» Association.

Mary Bousted, Association of Teachers and Lecturers general secretary, hits out at education secretary Michael Gove over «undemocratic» free schools.

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Commenting on the announcement of 102 new free school applications approved for 2014 onwards by the Department for Education, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» unioTeachers, the largest teachers» unioteachers» union, said:

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