It is with a great sense of regret that the NEU has given the Secretary of State for Education notice of the fact the NEU will be re balloting members for further strike action.
Pupils experiencing poverty face barriers to getting the education they deserve.
Following the Minister’s revised offer for teachers in Wales, NEU Cymru are consulting their teacher members, to see whether they accept or reject the offer, via an electronic ballot.
The Government and the education trade unions, Association of School and College Leaders, National Association of Head Teachers, NASUWT and National Education Union, have agreed to move into a period of intensive talks.
Ofsted should pause all its inspections and reflect upon the unmanageable and counter-productive stress they cause for school leaders.
The views of education staff and parents have been made clear in More Than a Score’s research. Engagement with, and excitement about learning is not well served by SATs preparation or the SATs pressure.
The State of Education survey gauges the views of working teacher, support staff and school leader NEU members in England and Wales.
Daniel Kebede elected General Secretary of NEU from 1 September
It is disappointing but also telling that the Department for Education has kept the results of this survey under wraps for so long.
This statement is a necessary recognition of the urgent need for a better approach to school inspection.
The Sutton Trust report highlights the dire situation schools and colleges find themselves in due to decades of Government underfunding.
