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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.
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‘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 coming years.
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Call for class size limits
Teachers believe that increasing class sizes are undermining pupils’ educational progress and adding to teachers’ already excessive workload.
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Teacher supply in crisis
73% say they have seriously considered leaving their current job in the last year
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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.
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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.
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Action on pay needed to address teacher supply crisis
Nearly three quarters (72%) of teachers think potential recruits are being putting off a career in teaching because of pay levels
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Neglect of teachers' mental and physical health a national scandal, says NASUWT
Three in ten teachers (30%) say they have turned to medication in the last 12 months to deal with the physical and mental toll their job is taking on them, a survey by the NASUWT - The Teachers’ Union, has found.
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Vital role of teachers celebrated
Teachers play a vital role in ensuring children and young people, irrespective of background or income fulfil their potential
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NASUWT demands immediate implementation of HM Treasury decision to equalise adult survivor benefits in public service pension schemes
The NASUWT- the Teachers’ Union has written to the Secretary of State for Education to demand that there is immediate implementation for teachers of the decision relayed to the NASUWT by HM Treasury to equalise adult survivor benefits in public service pension schemes for same-sex married and civil partners.
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Education secretary's speech workload - a vindication of NASUWT's campaign
The Secretary of State’s speech today provides yet further vindication of the ongoing, 8-year campaign by NASUWT members on workload.
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NASUWT comments on teacher training bursary for veterans
"The Government must accept that the only way in which the teacher supply crisis will be addressed on a sustainable basis is through action to tackle its fundamental causes"
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NASUWT comments on Ofsted pupil exclusion figures
"The figures are an indication of why pupil behaviour is among the top three concerns of teachers alongside workload and pay."
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Still far more to do to secure LGBTI equality in schools
Teachers have reported there is still more to do to ensure LGBTI equality in schools for all staff and pupils.
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Another damning report on teacher supply
"We have now had numerous official public bodies highlighting the lack of effective action by this Government to address the deep teacher recruitment and retention crisis."
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Race discrimination continuing to blight our schools
The treatment of BME teachers in the workplace has not improved over the last decade and the work and contribution of BME teachers is not generally recognised and valued by schools, a conference organised by the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, has heard
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NASUWT comments on free school meals report
"The benefits to parents of this policy are beyond debate"
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Ban on energy drink sales to under 16s welcomed
Today’s announcement by Waitrose to ban sales of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s has been welcomed by the NASUWT
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NASUWT comments on Ofsted's annual report
"It is clear from the report that the teaching profession continues to secure high quality learning experiences for children and young people"
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NASUWT comments on Ofqual proposals on computer science
"The NASUWT understands why Ofqual has felt it necessary to investigate whether action need to be taken in relation to non-examined assessments in GCSE Computer Science"
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Chancellor fails to grasp the nettle over crisis in teaching
Today’s Budget will simply add to the misery faced by teachers and schools, the NASUWT has said in a statement released today.
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NASUWT comments on NFER report into flexible working in teaching
Improving flexible working opportunities in teaching is important in supporting teachers at all stages of their careers
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NASUWT comments on racial disparity audit
The NASUWT welcomes the publication of this audit
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Teacher stress and well-being
Research by NASUWT provides a revealing insight into how stress is negatively affecting the well-being of teachers.
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World teachers' day - teachers are the beating heart of a world class education system
NASUWT is setting out the principles it believes must be in place to ensure our education systems across the UK recognise and develop teachers as professionals