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30 April 2026

Tag: education unions

Rachel Younger, school business leader and NAHT president

This weekend, Rachel Younger will take to the stage in front of hundreds of school leaders as the first president-elect in NAHT’s 127-year history, who is not, and has never been, a headteacher. Given the worsening financial storm in schools, perhaps it’s apt for the union to be fronted by someone with first-hand experience of […]

Nick Brook, chief executive, Speakers for Schools

There are moments as Nick Brook talks about narrowing the opportunity gap for disadvantaged youngsters when he becomes so animated it’s as though he’s delivering a rousing speech to union delegates. This infectious passion served him well as deputy general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) – a role he held for […]

Grade appeals should be made to exam boards not schools, say unions

Appeals against grades issued this summer should be made directly to exam boards and not to schools and colleges, a group of unions and professional bodies has warned. The ASCL and NAHT leadership unions, along with the National Education Union and NASUWT teaching unions, have teamed up with the National Governance Association and Association of […]