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NUT: No quick easy solution to pupil absence
Commenting on the figures published today for Pupil Absence in Schools in England during autumn term 2012, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:
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NUT: No quick easy solution to pupil absence
Commenting on the figures published today for Pupil Absence in Schools in England during autumn term 2012, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:
NUT: Free Schools for 2014
Commenting on the announcement of 102 new free school applications approved for 2014 onwards by the Department for Education, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:
NUT: Labour’s Interim Report on Further Education
Commenting on the report Talent Matters – Why England Needs a New Approach to Skills, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:
NUT: Evaluation of the Phonics Screening Check: First Interim Report
Commenting on the report commissioned by the Department for Education and undertaken by the National Foundation for Educational Research, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:
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