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Press Release
NASUWT response to Cabinet reshuffle
5 June 2009
Commenting on the confirmation that Ed Balls will remain the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, said:
"I am absolutely delighted by this news."
"In the time he has been at the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) he has demonstrated the skills and personal qualities to engage teachers, parents, children and young people."
"Ed’s term of office has been distinguished by policies which reaffirm the importance of state education."
"I am sure he will continue to support local democratic accountability and build greater cohesion and collaboration, all of which is so essential to ensuring that every child and young person has the highest quality of educational provision."
"It is a tribute to Ed's abilities that he has been able to take this agenda forward positively to its current stage of implementation without setbacks and with a wide consensus of support."
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