Consultation responses

Voice’s Response to Consultation on Secretary of State’s response to School Teachers’ Review Body’s 21st Report
Voice’s Official Response to Consultation on Secretary of State’s response to STRB’s 21st Report

2012:

Voice Official Response: Consultation on Proposed Increases to Contributions for Members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and Removal of Regulations Governing Scheme Valuations
Voice’s Official Response to DfE’s consultation

Voice Official Response: Reforming Key Stage 4 Qualifications
Voice’s Official Response to DfE’s consultation

Voice Official Response 1080: Consultation on Education Scotland’s Strategic priorities 2013-2016
Voice Official Response to Education Scotland’s consultation

Voice Official Response 1079: Consultation on the review of GTC Scotland Professional Standards
Voice Official Response to Consultation on the review of GTC Scotland Professional Standards

Voice Official Response to A Level Reform Consultation
Voice’s Official Response to Ofqual’s consultation

Commission on childcare - call for evidence: Early Years Working Group joint response
Response to DfE/DWP consultation

 

Voice Official Response 1077: Statutory Guidance: Regulated Activity (children) - supervision of activity with children which is regulated activity when unsupervised
Voice Official Response to DfE consultation

Voice Official Response 1074: Exemptions from the Learning and Development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) - Proposed changes
Voice Official Response to DfE consultation

Voice’s STRB evidence and joint union evidence (May 2012)
Evidence to School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB)

Voice Official Response 1075: A good education for all (Ofsted)
Voice’s Official Response to Ofsted’s consultation plus related Ofsted documents

Voice Official Response Official Response 1067: Regulation of providers on the Early Years Register
Voice Official Response to Ofsted consultation

Voice Official Response 1062: Consultation on developing a safe system for Adventure Activities in Scotland
Voice Official Response to Scottish Government consultation

Voice Official Responses 1072: Proposals to amend the requirements for registration of the education workforce in Wales
Voice Official Response to Welsh Government consultation

Voice Official Response 1071: Consultation on a Scheme of Professional Update (GTCS)
Voice Official Response to General Teaching Council for Scotland consultation

Voice Official Response 1068: Scottish Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme Consultation: Employee Contribution Rate Increases - Draft Amendment Regulations
Voice Official Response to Scottish Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme (STSS) consultation

Voice Official Response 1066: Commission on Rural Education Call for Evidence

Voice Official Response to Scottish Government consultation

Voice Official Response: Review of Teachers’ Standards Voice Official Response to DfE consultation Date: 02.06.11

Voice Official Response 1052: Review of Teacher Employment in Scotland Voice Official Response to Scottish Government consultation Date: 19.04.11

Voice Official Response 1051: Resolving workplace disputes Voice Official Response to BIS consultation  Date: 17.03.11

Voice Official Response 1048: Year 1 Phonics Screening Check Consultation. 14.02.2011
Voice Official Response to DCSF consultation

Voice response to Classroom Risk Assessment (HSE).
Voice response to Health and Safety Executive consultation. 14/10/2011

Voice Official Response 1049: GTCS Registration and Standard Rules Framework. 10.01.2011
Voice Official Response to General Teaching Council for Scotland consultation

Voice Official Response 1050: GTCS Elections and Appointment Procedures. 10.01.2011
Voice Official Response to General Teaching Council for Scotland consultation

Criminal Records Review
Official response to Criminal Records Review led by the Government's Independent Advisor on Criminality Information Management. 11.11.2010

Voice Official Response 1045: Green Paper: Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Voice Official Response to DfE consultation. 15.10.2010

Voice Official Response 1039: Consultation on the draft Early Years (0-6) Strategy (Northern Ireland. 14.10.2010
Voice Official Response to DENI consultation.

Education Select Committee Inquiry into behaviour and discipline in schools (OR1042). 07.10.2010
Voice submitted an Official Response and gave oral evidence to the Commons Select Committee.

Review of Health and Safety and the Compensation Culture.
Response to Lord Young of Graffham, Advisor on Health and Safety to the Prime Minister. 29.06.2010

Voice Official Response 1038: Review of Teacher Education in Scotland.
Voice Official Response to Scottish Government consultation. 15.06.2010

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Policy on Academies. 14.06.2010

Voice Official Response 1037: Consultation on Regulations to Reduce Primary 1 Classes to a Maximum of 25 Pupils.
Voice Official Response to Scottish Government consultation. 08.06.2010

Voice Official Response 1036: Public Consultation on Continuing Need for a Controlled Activity Category in the Vetting and Barring Scheme.
Voice Official Response to DCSF consultation. 25.05.2010

Voice Official Response 1034: Revised Guidance on Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education.
Voice Official Response to DCSF consultation. 25.05.2010

Voice Official Response 1035: Consultation on statutory requirements and advice, for CRB disclosures for safeguarding purposes, on workers already registered with the Independent Safeguarding Authority.
Voice Official Response to DCSF consultation. 25.05.2010

Voice Official Response 1033: Sex and Relationship Education Guidance.
Voice Official Response to DCSF consultation. 19.04.2010

Voice Official Response 1032: School Improvement Partner Consultation.
Voice Official Response to National College/DCSF consultation. 09.04.2010

Voice Official Response 1031: Regulating for confidence in standards.
Voice Official Response to Ofqual consultation. 08.03.2010

Voice Official Response 1030: Scottish Government's Class Sizes Policy.
Voice Official Response to Scottish Parliamentary Committee consultation 24.02.2010

Voice Official Response 1029: Drugs: Guidance for Schools.
Voice Official Response to DCSF consultation 15.02.2010

Voice Official Response 1028: Consultation on New Statutory Children's Trust Guidance and New. 29.01.2010
Children and Young People's Plan Regulations
Voice Official Response to DCSF consultation

Election Manifesto 2010 21.01.2010
Voice's Manifesto of key points it would like to see addressed in the General Election.

Voice Official Response 1027: Health and Safety of Learners Outside the Classroom (HASLOC) 10.01.2010 - Revision of guidance
Voice Official Response to DCSF consultation

Early Years and Childcare Code of Practice
Guidance: professional code for childcarers. Advice for practising professional childcarers in carrying out their duties and responsibilities. 01.01.2010

Faith schools
Policy on faith schools. 01.01.2010

Industrial action
Policy on strikes and industrial action. 01.01.2010

Voice Official Response 1024: Every School A Good School:The Way Forward for Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Inclusion (Northern Ireland)
Voice official response to DENI consultation. 10.12.09

Voice Official Response 1026: Home Education
Voice official response to DCSF consultation. 19.10.09

Voice Official Response 1025: Proposed merger between Derby College and South East Derbyshire College
Voice official response to LSC consultation. 02.10.09

Voice Official Response: Handling Allegations of Abuse made against Adults who Work with Children and Young People
Voice Official Response to DCSF Consultation. 03.08.09

Voice Official Response: Changes to the national curriculum in England
Voice Official Response to QCA public consultation on changes to the national curriculum in England. 23.07.09

Voice Official Response 1022: The blacklisting of trade unionists: revised draft regulations
Voice Official Response to BERR/BIS consultation. 17.07.09

Allegations Against School Staff
Written evidence submitted by Voice on 8 May 2009 to House of Commons Children, Schools and Families Committee inquiry. 16.07.09

Voice Official Response 1021: Consultation on the future status of the GTCS
Voice Scotland Official Response to Scottish Government consultation. 25.06.09

Voice Official Response 1017: 2020 Children's and young people workforce strategy
Voice Official Response to DCSF consultation. 03.03.09

Voice Official Response to draft GTC Code of Conduct and Practice
Voice response to consultation by General Teaching Council for England. 27.02.09

Voice Official Response 1019: Revision of the Standard for Chartered Teacher (Scotland)
Voice Scotland Official Response to General Teaching Council for Scotland consultation. 23.02.09

Early Years and Childcare Code of Practice
Guidance: professional code for childcarers. Advice for practising professional childcarers in carrying out their duties and responsibilities. 01.01.09

Faith schools
Voice's policy on faith schools. 01.01.09

Industrial action
Voice's policy on strikes and industrial action. 01.01.09

Academies
Voice's policy on Academies. 01.01.09

Press Releases

JUAC calls for transparency as confusion and concern continues at Cwmcarn

In October 2012 asbestos fibres were found in warm air cabinet heaters in Cwmcarn High School, Caerphilly, and, in subsequent tests, carried out by HSE appointed experts, it was found that asbestos fibres were being released from the school’s heaters into the classrooms.

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.

Voice calls on Nick Clegg to stand firm and block adult-child ratio changes

Voice: the union for education professionals – which represents nursery staff and nannies – has welcomed reports that Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will block changes to adult-child ratios in childcare.

JUAC: Dear David Laws - open letter to David Laws MP on asbestos concerns

Dear Mr David Laws. We are writing to you to raise a number of urgent concerns that surround the recent investigation into the asbestos contamination of Cwmcarn High School. On the 17th of April Caerphilly Council took the decision to spend £1million on the removal of asbestos materials and contamination from Cwmcarn High School to make it safe for reoccupation. The school was closed in October 2012 following a report that identified... Read more.

Voice concerned by new early years inspection regime

Voice: the union for education professionals – which represents nursery staff and nannies – has expressed its concerns about proposed changes to Ofsted inspections of nurseries and pre-schools. The independent union welcomes opportunities to raise standards but has concerns that the proposed changes will not achieve this.

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