Monthly Archives: September 2011

NASUWT COMMENTS ON THE SPEECH TO THE LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE OF THE SHADOW SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION Commenting on the speech of the Rt. Hon. Andy Burnham MP to the Labour Party Conference, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the … Continue reading →

SCHOOL FEDERATIONS REPORT – ‘A WAKE UP CALL TO THE COALITION GOVERNMENT’ Commenting on the report published by Ofsted today on the positive impact of school federations, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the … Continue reading →

NASUWT ENDORSES TUC CALL FOR A DAY OF ACTION ON 30 NOVEMBER   Commenting on the TUC decision to coordinate a Day of Action on 30 November 2011, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, said: … Continue reading →

TUC statement on Pensions

GOVERNMENT FACES PERFECT STORM Addressing the TUC Congress during the debate on pensions, Patrick Roach, Deputy General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, said: “No one can be in any doubt that ordinary working people and families are … Continue reading →

‘THE COALITION IS ADOPTING A ‘SCORCHED EARTH’ EDUCATION POLICY’ SAYS THE NASUWT Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, addressed the TUC Congress in London today. Moving a motion condemning the Government’s ‘clandestine policy of school … Continue reading →

‘ROBIN HOOD TAX WOULD REPAIR THE UNTOLD DAMAGE THE BANKERS HAVE DONE TO THE ECONOMY’ SAYS THE NASUWT Speaking at the TUC Congress today, on a motion on public services and their importance to the economy, Brian Cookson, a National … Continue reading →

‘A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY CANNOT BE BUILT ON ABUSING THE RIGHTS OF WORKING PEOPLE’ SAYS THE NASUWT The NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, will highlight today, to the TUC Congress taking place in London, that working people are facing unprecedented attacks … Continue reading →

‘WHILE THE PRIME MINISTER DELIVERS A SPEECH ON EDUCATION, THE SYSTEM IS COLLAPSING AROUND HIM’, SAYS THE NASUWT Commenting on the Prime Minister’s speech on education today, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, said: “The … Continue reading →

NASUWT BEGINS BALLOT PREPARATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTION The National Executive of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, has today agreed unanimously to begin the preparations for balloting members in England and Wales for national industrial action. This will be the … Continue reading →