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'Coalition government is squandering the positive legacy of sustained improvement' says the NASUWT

Tuesday 14th December 2010

'Coalition government playing fast and loose with children's futures' says the NASUWT

Tuesday 14th December 2010

'Every local government worker has the shadow of redundancy hanging over them' says the NASUWT

Tuesday 14th December 2010

Every local government worker has the shadow of redundancy hanging over them

Monday 13th December 2010

'Coalition government playing fast and loose with children's futures' says the NASUWT

Monday 13th December 2010

NASUWT comments on latest PISA report

Tuesday 7th December 2010

Compelling equality argument to give pay uplift to lowest paid

Tuesday 7th December 2010

No room for complacency on primary class sizes says the NASUWT

Wednesday 1st December 2010

Hutton report: A missed opportunity to tackle private sector pay scandal

Wednesday 1st December 2010

Pupils with special needs should not be placed at the mercy of the market

Friday 26th November 2010

The inconvenient truth the secretary of state seeks to obscure

Wednesday 24th November 2010

Secretary of state has launched a vicious assault on teachers

Wednesday 24th November 2010

Ofsted report a 'wake up call' to government on the eve of the education white paper

Tuesday 23rd November 2010

Student demonstration on November 24 in London

Monday 22nd November 2010

Academy schools: 'Better the devil you know' says the NASUWT

Thursday 18th November 2010

'Children and young people will pay the price of the recession' says the NASUWT

Thursday 18th November 2010

Making the best of a bad job

Thursday 18th November 2010

Academy schools: 'Better the devil you know' says the NASUWT

Wednesday 17th November 2010

'Secretary of state is using children as lab rats' says the NASUWT

Tuesday 16th November 2010

Proposals on school funding: 'A carefully laid trap baited with false claims' says the NASUWT

Monday 15th November 2010

Adding insult to injury is no way to mtreat a victim of violence

Wednesday 10th November 2010

NASUWT urges Welsh Assembly not to cravenly accept flawed report

Tuesday 2nd November 2010

Redundancies roll in as savagery of the cuts starts to bite

Tuesday 2nd November 2010

NASUWT comments on new behaviour guidance

Monday 1st November 2010

The gloves are off on deregulation of pay and conditions

Thursday 28th October 2010

Class size cap welcomed

Wednesday 27th October 2010

'Stockpiling of public money is scandalous' says the NASUWT

Tuesday 26th October 2010

Ofsted diploma report: 'Those genuinely interested in education will look beyond the headlines' says the NASUWT

Tuesday 26th October 2010

Where is the missing billion?

Thursday 21st October 2010

Initial NASUWT CSR response

Wednesday 20th October 2010

'There is an alternative to plundering public services' says the NASUWT

Wednesday 20th October 2010

'School budgets plundered to pay for pupil premium' says the NASUWT

Wednesday 20th October 2010

'A wake up call to MPs' says the NASUWT

Monday 18th October 2010

'Deputy prime minister's £7bn will sink without trace in the gaping hole in school budgets' says the NASUWT

Friday 15th October 2010

New education body must not lead to disruption for teachers or job loss for staff warns the NASUWT

Thursday 14th October 2010

'Proceed at your peril' NASUWT warns education minister

Thursday 14th October 2010

NASUWT promotes global classroom

Monday 11th October 2010

Arts and minds showcases the talent, ingenuity and creativity of young people

Monday 11th October 2010

NASUWT supports anti-bullying week: November 15-19 2010

Friday 8th October 2010

Hutton confirms public sector pensions are 'modest by any standard'

Thursday 7th October 2010

Young people betrayed by lack of choice

Thursday 7th October 2010

Coalition government policies threaten segregation and worsening educational standards

Thursday 7th October 2010

NASUWT calls on Hutton to quash the fears that his pension commission is rigged

Wednesday 6th October 2010

Support the Robin Hood tax

Tuesday 5th October 2010

'Schools must be supported on weapons searches' says the NASUWT

Tuesday 5th October 2010

Election of Boris Johnson as London mayor - 'capricious decision on a minority turnout'

Monday 4th October 2010

There is an alternative - the NASUWT 10 point plan to tackle the deficit

Monday 4th October 2010

There is an alternative to the assault on public services and the welfare state

Wednesday 29th September 2010

NASUWT: Call for grants to fund private schools is an embryonic education voucher system

Monday 27th September 2010

Decision to abolish SEF is 'a cosmetic exercise'

Thursday 23rd September 2010

Nick Clegg snubs classroom teachers

Monday 20th September 2010

Pupil premium 'a shameful con' says the NASUWT

Monday 20th September 2010

NASUWT calls on Liberal Democrat delegates to show guts and determination in today's education debate

Monday 20th September 2010

Fight coalition cuts and invest in education, NASUWT tells TUC

Friday 17th September 2010

'Liberal Democrat leaders are selling out the British people' says the NASUWT

Friday 17th September 2010

'Public service and private sector comparisons grossly distort the truth' says the NASUWT

Wednesday 15th September 2010

NASUWT calls for tighter control of teacher supply agencies in Wales

Tuesday 14th September 2010

Coalition government has treated children like dangerous dogs

Tuesday 14th September 2010

Coalition government's policies consigning young people to the scrapheap

Tuesday 14th September 2010

Teachers are not to blame for varying special needs provision

Tuesday 14th September 2010

Keates: Composite 10 defending public services

Monday 13th September 2010

'Coalition government has an irrational contempt of the public sector' says the NASUWT

Monday 13th September 2010

NASUWT says 'thanks, but no thanks!' to code of conduct launch

Friday 10th September 2010

'Academies widening educational inequality'

Friday 10th September 2010

Review of vocational education 'a naked attempt to advance the flawed policy of academies and free schools'

Thursday 9th September 2010

'Government taxes ambition' says the NASUWT

Thursday 9th September 2010

Coalition government is wrong to favour further deregulation

Wednesday 8th September 2010

'Coalition government's promise on accrued pension rights in tatters'

Wednesday 8th September 2010

NASUWT comments on the end of the single level test pilot

Tuesday 7th September 2010

Funding is key to long term success of foundation phase

Wednesday 1st September 2010

Coalition government's subterfuge and secrecy fails to pay off

Wednesday 1st September 2010

'Best ever results but worst ever outcomes for young people'

Tuesday 24th August 2010

NASUWT comments on Northern Ireland's A-level success

Thursday 19th August 2010

NASUWT comments on A-level results

Thursday 19th August 2010

Don't squander the potential of highly talented and hard working young people

Wednesday 18th August 2010

NASUWT comments on Ofsted exclusion report

Tuesday 17th August 2010

Cuts 'failing university applicants'

Monday 16th August 2010

Decision on behaviour partnerships 'risks increased classroom disruption, bullying, gang-related violence and truancy'

Wednesday 11th August 2010

NASUWT comments on proposed Lib Dem boycott of 'free schools' and academies

Tuesday 10th August 2010

NASUWT calls for more action to stop teachers' lives being devastated by false and unfounded allegations

Tuesday 10th August 2010

Youth employment and training opportunities 'cruelly snatched away' as a result of public spending cuts

Monday 9th August 2010

NASUWT comments on Key Stage 2 SATs results

Tuesday 3rd August 2010

Major pay and conditions improvements for teachers agreed

Monday 2nd August 2010

'Withholding the names of those schools approved as academies encourages them to skulk in the shadows'

Friday 30th July 2010

'Coalition government has something to hide with its consultation on school funding'

Monday 26th July 2010

'September academies face potential legal action and will have no local authority to bail them out'

Monday 26th July 2010

'Academies Bill has been bludgeoned through Parliament' says the NASUWT

Sunday 25th July 2010

'Passporting more money to schools is not the answer', union warns

Friday 23rd July 2010

Diplomas sacrificed for the government's fixation with introducing quasi-markets in the public sector

Thursday 22nd July 2010

Tremendous turnout for NASUWT lobby reveals 'devastating impact' of BSF cuts

Monday 19th July 2010

Coalition government's arrogant, indecent haste is leading to reckless decisions and mistakes

Monday 19th July 2010

Parents oppose giving more freedoms to individual headteachers and governing bodies

Friday 16th July 2010

School leadership and gender inequality

Friday 16th July 2010

Local authorities urged to join NASUWT's lobby after 'staggering' cost of axed BSF projects is revealed

Tuesday 13th July 2010

'Blizzard of bad publicity' blinds minister's thinking on school closure in adverse weather

Tuesday 13th July 2010

'Let's debate the 10% of useless Ofsted inspectors' says the NASUWT

Monday 12th July 2010

NASUWT urges local councils to exert pressure on secretary of state to review decisions on school building

Thursday 8th July 2010

NASUWT calls for lobby of Parliament on BSF

Thursday 8th July 2010

Coalition government's BSF mistake 'will take a wrecking ball to the hopes of school staff and pupils'

Wednesday 7th July 2010

'Behaviour measures welcome but meaningless if they are not implemented at local level' says the NASUWT

Wednesday 7th July 2010

Birmingham College faces more strikes

Wednesday 7th July 2010

'Striking teachers left with no alternative' says the NASUWT

Tuesday 6th July 2010

Coalition government's announcement on BSF funding condemns children to a Dickensian future

Monday 5th July 2010

'Celebrate the hard work of teachers rather than line up to put the boot in' says the NASUWT

Monday 5th July 2010

Grants to fund private schooling 'a barmy idea'

Thursday 1st July 2010

'School Effectiveness Framework without funding will not be well received'

Thursday 1st July 2010

Grants to fund private schooling 'a barmy idea'

Wednesday 30th June 2010

NASUWT comments on inspectorate's report into pupil behaviour

Wednesday 30th June 2010

Summary of the NASUWT consultation response on the future distribution of school funding

Wednesday 30th June 2010

Further strike action at Birmingham college

Monday 28th June 2010

NASUWT condemns abuse of legislation designed to protect the public

Friday 25th June 2010

Solid support for strike at Cadbury College

Thursday 24th June 2010

Free schools have 'limited impact' on standards

Wednesday 23rd June 2010

NASUWT comments on ministerial statement on teachers' pay in England and Wales

Tuesday 22nd June 2010

'A dishonest budget on every level' says the NASUWT

Tuesday 22nd June 2010

Exclusion of schools from the Hutton Review 'is simply unjustifiable' says the NASUWT

Tuesday 22nd June 2010

Slashing public services 'not a viable solution'

Monday 21st June 2010

England - Get energy smart

Friday 18th June 2010

'Free schools' policy breaks the government's rules on fairness, responsibility and value for money

Friday 18th June 2010

NASUWT statement on Jersey teachers' dispute

Thursday 17th June 2010

NASWUT comments on latest Ofsted inspection data

Wednesday 16th June 2010

NASUWT calls for single exam body

Wednesday 16th June 2010

Teachers in Wales must not pay the price for the abolition of GTC England

Thursday 3rd June 2010

Decision on BNP member may have sealed the fate of the GTCE

Wednesday 2nd June 2010

NASUWT urges Cabinet secretary not to meddle

Wednesday 2nd June 2010

Appointment of the NASUWT deputy general secretary

Friday 28th May 2010

Appomitment of the NASUWT deputy general secretary

Friday 28th May 2010

Freedom from Ofsted not what it seems

Friday 28th May 2010

Academy proposals: 'Those who care about state education must not allow this to happen'

Wednesday 26th May 2010

NASUWT comments on government's Academies bill

Tuesday 25th May 2010

Existing schools sacrificed to fund ideologically-driven free schools

Friday 14th May 2010

Appointment of Michael Gove

Wednesday 12th May 2010

NASUWT responds to Welsh children's rights proposals

Monday 10th May 2010

NASUWT warns governors over response to SATs boycott

Tuesday 4th May 2010

Relief as teacher aquitted of serious charges

Thursday 29th April 2010

The NASUWT comments on Sinn Fein manifesto

Wednesday 28th April 2010

NASUWT comments on the Alliance Party manifesto

Wednesday 28th April 2010

NASUWT comments on the manifesto of the Conservatives and Ulster Unionists

Tuesday 27th April 2010

NASUWT comments on curriculum for excellence

Tuesday 27th April 2010

NASUWT comments on the SDLP manifesto

Tuesday 27th April 2010

Costs of Tory education policies don't add up say Conservative councillors

Tuesday 27th April 2010

NASUWT comments on the BNP manifesto 'vote for hope not hate'

Friday 23rd April 2010

Employers focusing on penalising stranded teachers

Wednesday 21st April 2010

NASUWT comments on the Democratic Unionist Party manifesto

Tuesday 20th April 2010

NASUWT comments on the Scottish National Party (SNP) manifesto

Tuesday 20th April 2010

'Stranded teachers being made easy targets by employers' says NASUWT

Monday 19th April 2010

NASUWT comments on the UK Independence Party manifesto

Thursday 15th April 2010

NASUWT comments on the Green Party manifesto

Thursday 15th April 2010

NASUWT comments on the Plaid Cymru manifesto

Wednesday 14th April 2010

NASUWT comments on the Liberal Democrats' manifesto

Wednesday 14th April 2010

NASUWT comments on the Conservative education manifesto

Tuesday 13th April 2010

NASUWT comments on the Labour manifesto

Monday 12th April 2010

State education safer in the hands of the government and local authorities

Wednesday 7th April 2010

'Tories want a free for all in which only the strongest, the wealthiest and the most privileged survive'

Wednesday 7th April 2010

Stress and lack of support leaving some teachers suicidal

Monday 5th April 2010

'Festering frustration' has led to call to abolish GTC says the NASUWT

Sunday 4th April 2010

'Claims about public service pensions are a travesty of the truth' says the NASUWT

Saturday 3rd April 2010

'Abolishing SATS is reckless' says the NASUWT

Saturday 3rd April 2010

Abuse of Student Voice attacks 'teachers' dignity'

Saturday 3rd April 2010

Incoming NASUWT President gives passionate speech in defence of state education

Friday 2nd April 2010

NASUWT launches gangs and schools toolkit

Friday 2nd April 2010

'Don't jeopardise the quality of educational experiences' says NASUWT

Thursday 1st April 2010

Gangs and schools

Wednesday 31st March 2010

Who should run our schools?

Monday 29th March 2010

'Schools should be investing more in professional development' says the NASUWT

Friday 26th March 2010

Policy Exchange policies on schools should 'never see the light of day' says the NASUWT

Wednesday 17th March 2010

Chair of Headmasters' Conference 'nakedly touting for trade' says NASUWT

Wednesday 17th March 2010

Smith Report is a 'golden opportunity sqaundered' says the NASUWT

Friday 12th March 2010

'Criminality, violence and bullying blights young lives' says the NASUWT

Thursday 11th March 2010

General Teaching Council for England's excessive fee increase rejected

Wednesday 10th March 2010

NASUWT comments on Ofsted report

Wednesday 10th March 2010

Demos proposals on exclusion 'not realistic' says the NASUWT

Sunday 28th February 2010

School report card perceived by teachers as another layer of accountability

Wednesday 17th February 2010

'Unsubtle attempt to present Conservatives as workforce friendly' says the NASUWT

Tuesday 16th February 2010

Conservative proposals for school planning are 'beyond rational thought' says the NASUWT

Monday 8th February 2010

'Proposed 18% rise in GTC fee is totally unjustified', say NASUWT

Monday 25th January 2010

Funding review must go beyond frontline services

Tuesday 19th January 2010

Conservative education manifesto 'eerily silent' on commitment to invest in education, says NASUWT

Monday 18th January 2010

Conservative 'Teach Now' scheme could easily be retitled the 'anyone can teach' scheme

Monday 18th January 2010

Results tables show state education is continuing to deliver for all, says NASUWT

Wednesday 13th January 2010

'Digital literacy is as important as traditional literacy and numeracy' says the NASUWT

Monday 11th January 2010

NASUWT response to Michael Gove observation comments

Friday 8th January 2010

NASUWT cautions against 'over-reaction' in response to calls to postpone exams

Friday 8th January 2010

NASUWT warns employers against penalising teachers for school closures

Friday 8th January 2010

'School balances remain unacceptably high' says the NASUWT

Thursday 7th January 2010

Select Committee comments on inspection 'will be cold comfort to teachers'

Thursday 7th January 2010

NASUWT comments on the government's New Year announcement on education

Monday 4th January 2010

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