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NUT: Labour’s Interim Report on Further Education

Commenting on the report Talent Matters – Why England Needs a New Approach to Skills, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:

NUT: Evaluation of the Phonics Screening Check: First Interim Report

Commenting on the report commissioned by the Department for Education and undertaken by the National Foundation for Educational Research, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:

VoicetheUnion: 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.

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.

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The immigration minister, Damian Green has positioned himself to limit the number of student visas being issued to non-EU migrants to the UK, outlining the government's stance in a speech on Monday.

Net migration to the UK has increased according to Home Office statistics, with the number of students entering the country having risen sharply.

The increase is partly attributed to so-called 'bogus colleges', educational institutions being used as a cover for what is actually economic migration.

The Conservatives made cutting immigration a central plank of their campaign, and the policy of a cap on non-EU migrants remains in the coalition agreement despite opposition from the Liberal Democrats.

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