In Short, News Teacher Union Conference Round-Up: What happened at NASUWT 2015? NASUWT conference took place between Friday, April 3, and Monday, April 6 in Cardiff. Here’s what happened. What… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Retired teacher who was exposed to asbestos received £210,000 after mesothelioma diagnosis A retired teacher who spent 11 years working in classrooms containing asbestos secured a personal injury claim for £210,000… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Teachers warn energy drinks could be causing bad behaviour among students Teachers are becoming increasingly concerned about caffeine and energy drinks causing bad behaviour among students, the NASUWT union has… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Growing number of out-of-hours work related emails sent to teachers is ‘home invasion’, union claims Almost three quarters of teachers receive work-related emails outside of school hours, a new NASUWT survey on the abuse… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Pupils are arriving at school underfed and poorly clothed due to financial pressures, union survey finds Financial pressures following years of austerity are causing pupils to arrive in school hungry and struggling to concentrate, a… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News What happened at NUT Conference today? – The delegate’s view As the National Union of Teachers hold their annual conference, Schools Week regular Emma Ann Hardy gives us the lowdown… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News NUT delegates back boycott of testing for four and five-year-olds Delegates at the National Union of Teachers’ conference have backed a motion that could lead to a boycott of… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Cash to implement infant free school meals policy is ‘not going where it is needed’ Concerns have been raised after schools with poor rates of free school meal uptake missed out on a share… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News Half of all councils face ‘uphill battle’ against primary place shortfalls by 2018 Primary school pupils could outnumber places in almost 40 per cent of council areas by September 2016, the Local… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News HQ of three education organisations including Ark Schools remain closed due to central London fire The central London offices of three education organisations, including Ark Schools, remain closed this week following an electrical fire… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News RSC agrees to expansion of Redditch schools, despite MP and parent concerns A regional schools commissioner has granted permission for neighbouring academies to convert into two-tier schools – despite concerns it… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y News No suggestion that tests for reception pupils are ‘traumatic’, say assessment providers Children’s author Philip Pulman is among 80 signatories to a letter published in the Guardian today urging the government… Sophie Scott 10y Sophie Scott 10y Newer 1 923 924 925 926 927 928 929 930 931 932 933 975 Older
