Suspicion in the classroom

"A child miseducated is a child lost" - John F. Kennedy View this email in your browser It's been an eventful few days at the National Union of Teachers (NUT) conference with a standing ovation for Jeremy Corbyn but jeers for the education secretary Nicky Morgan. Our first piece today reports that the union has now voted to scrap the government's controversial anti-extremism strategy Prevent, after teachers warned it was creating a culture of "suspicion in the classroom".  And with growing opposition to Conservative plans to force all schools to become academies, the deputy general secretary of the NUT writes for Politics.co.uk today on how the government's proposals will rob local people of power over their schools and hand it over to well paid chief-executives. He argues that the white paper is a distraction from the real problems facing our education system. Latest Articles     Prevent anti-extremism strategy creating 'suspicion in the classroom'   On Mar 29, 2016 11:11 am The National Union of Teachers has voted to scrap the government's Prevent strategy Read more... »       Tory academisation programme will rob local people of power over schools   On Mar 29, 2016 11:26 am The government's plans will take power away from local communities and hand it to chief executives Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   Local alcohol partnership schemes help create safe and vibrant town centres   On Mar 23, 2016 11:48 am The Portman Group explains how Local Alcohol Partnership Schemes work to reduce alcohol misuse and anti social behaviour in town centres, improve high streets and grow local economies Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     Fear of inspection being used to create climate of fear in schools Too many employers are placing intense pressure on teachers by cynically using the fear of inspection to make unnecessary demands, the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers' union in the UK, has heard today. Read more... »   Commitment to defending teachers and pupils reaffirmed The NASUWT, the largest teachers' union in the UK, will today reaffirm its strategy to continue to defend the interests of pupils, schools and the teaching profession from the assault by the Government and administrations across the UK on our public education service. Read more... »   Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences