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Voice: the union for education professionals - School spending report could do better

Voice: the union for education professionals – which represents teachers and support staff in schools – has criticised some of the key findings of the Must Do Better report from Reform.

NUT: Children left in tears and disengaged as literacy and numeracy tests are introduced

NUT Cymru says it has received alarming reports regarding the impact of the introduction of literacy and numeracy tests for all pupils from Year 2 – Year 9. Examples of students crying, reacting angrily and even threatening to no longer attend classes have been rife, especially amongst younger children.

Michael Gove’s letter to schools re teachers’ pay - NUT response

Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, comments on the letter sent to schools questioning the NUT/NASUWT joint pay policy checklist.

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG) Test

Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, comments on the SPAG test, conducted for the first time tomorrow (14 May)

VoicetheUnion: Educate, Empower, Enable

At a time of change and uncertainty in Welsh and English education, Voice: the union for education professionals is organising a one-day conference in Bristol to “educate, empower and enable” professionals working in education, early years and childcare. The event will be held on Saturday 29 June at the Marriott Royal Hotel.

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BHA: Government needs to change PSHE education

British Humanist Association welcomes findings in a new report by Ofsted show that more work needs to strengthen its Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education in English schools.

NASUWT: Teachers will receive reduced pay under new plan

Extending pay freedoms of academy schools to all schools will not result in good teachers being paid more, but results in reduced pay for all classroom teachers.

BHA: State-funded religious schools need vetting

A proposed Muslim free school that had been 'pre-approved' by the Government to open from September has had its plans put on hold while an investigation is conducted by the Due Diligence and Counter Extremism Division of the Department for Education (DfE).

NUT: Restrictions on teachers' pay, alongside all the pressures that teachers face from Ofsted and unacceptable

Restrictions on teachers' pay, alongside all the pressures that teachers face from Ofsted and unacceptable, the NUT said.

25/10/11

By Ruth Mckee

Schools in Britain will see their budgets slashed by as much as 14% over the next four years in the biggest cuts to education seen since the 1950s, tax and spending experts warn.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) estimates that schools will face a funding shortfall of 14.4% which will hit school and college building projects the hardest.

The public spending cuts will wound a sector bolstered by injections of funding under Labour from the mid-90s when money was redirected away from universities to early years learning and further education.

The government argues that the cuts will not hit pupils as the pupil premium is set to rise over the next few years.

Association of Teachers and Lecturers: This Government is more concerned about low taxation for the wealthy than about young learners

Labour: School cuts show PM is kicking away ladders of opportunity for young people

Institute of Fiscal Studies: Education spending will fall at fastest rate since at least the 1950s

Department of Education: Pay freeze on teachers' salaries will help schools

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BSIA: Information Destruction Exhibition & Conference 2013

Following the great success of the BSIA's Information Destruction Conference and Exhibition in May 2012, we are pleased to annouce that the event is returning again in June 2013. This one-day conference and exhibition is aimed at key decision makers in organisations that carry out the secure destruction of confidential material.