Monthly Archives: April 2018

TREATMENT OF TRADE UNIONIST ON HUNGER STRIKE CONDEMNED   The continuing ill-treatment of Esmail Abdi, a leading teacher trade unionist in Iran who has been imprisoned for merely carrying out legitimate trade union activities has been condemned by NASUWT – … Continue reading →

CALL TO END THE SECRET GARDEN OF ACADEMY PAY AND FINANCES   Teachers at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, have condemned the excessive salaries that the leaders of some academy schools are receiving and have called for … Continue reading →

CALL FOR MORE PROTECTION FOR TEACHERS FROM MALICIOUS ALLEGATIONS   More needs to be done to address the issue of malicious allegations being made by pupils against teachers, teachers at the Annual Conference of NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, have asserted.   … Continue reading →

  RISKS TAKEN WITH VIOLENT PUPILS   Pupils and school staff are being put at risk as a result of the failure of some schools to share information about violent and disruptive pupils.   The Annual Conference of the NASUWT-The … Continue reading →

  ‘WORK UNTIL YOU DROP’  CULTURE CONDEMNED   Teachers at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, have condemned the increase in the state and the retirement age for teachers to 68 and the potential for further increases in … Continue reading →

BULLYING, HARASSMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES A DAILY FACT OF LIFE FOR MANY PUPILS   The vast majority (86%) of teachers are aware of pupils sharing messages, photos or videos of a sexual nature with one another, with sexual harassment … Continue reading →

  LIVES ARE BEING RUINED BY WORKPLACE BULLYING   Workplace bullying in schools is ruining the lives of too many teachers, representatives at the Annual Conference of NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, have claimed.   Teachers at the Conference in Birmingham have … Continue reading →

PUPILS DENIED ACCESS TO CREATIVE SUBJECTS   Children and young people are being robbed of their entitlement to a national broad-based and balanced curriculum, teachers at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union argued today.   The Conference, which … Continue reading →

INDUSTRIAL ACTION SET TO CONTINUE   Teachers from Northern Ireland have told the Annual Conference of the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union that the profession is spiralling into a crisis caused by years of declining pay, continual cuts to school budgets and … Continue reading →

NASUWT INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY AWARD FOR IRANIAN TEACHERS LEADER   The NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, has today presented its International Solidarity Award to Esmail Abdi at its Annual Conference in Birmingham.   The award was presented to Mr Abdi in recognition of … Continue reading →