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Greening defends grammars in speech about ‘ordinary working class’ children

The education secretary Justine Greening will today defend grammar schools in a major speech, claiming that selective schools already benefit young people from “ordinary working class backgrounds”. Schools are still waiting to hear the details of expected government reforms which include the expansion of selective schools in England. But in a speech today at St Mary’s […]

ATL votes to explore boycott of primary tests

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers has voted to explore a boycott of all primary assessment, despite the government’s recent concessions on key stage 1 SATs. Delegates at the union’s conference in Liverpool have today backed a motion calling on the ATL’s executive to “explore a possible boycott of all tests at primary level”, including talks […]

Don鈥檛 risk children鈥檚 potential with grammar school expansion, Bousted warns

Justine Greening risks squandering the “talents and potential” of children and condemning them to a sense of self “undermined by failure and exclusion” with the expansion of selection in England, Mary Bousted has warned. The general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers said although Greening, the education secretary, was “far more competent, far […]

111 new free schools: The complete list

Justine Greening has today announced the approval of 111 new free schools. For the full story, click here. Below is the full list of schools approved: East Midlands Buckton Fields Primary School (Preston Hedge’s Academy Trust), Northamptonshire Corby Secondary Academy, Northamptonshire Friars East Free School, Northamptonshire Harlestone Road Primary Academy, Northamptonshire Houghton Gate School, Northamptonshire Leicester […]

Grammar school among sponsors for 111 new free schools

The education secretary Justine Greening has approved 111 new free schools, including one sponsored by a grammar school and another by England’s largest state boarding school. Twenty councils have also been granted permission to open new special schools. The councils will be required to select academy trusts to run the schools. The government claims the long-awaited […]

Teach safe sex to protect boys from cancer-causing HPV, says union

Boys are not being protected from the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection because of a lack of medical intervention and guidance in schools, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers has warned. The HPV vaccination, often referred to as the “cervical cancer jab”, has been issued in schools since 2008, but only to girls, despite the […]

Snapchat and Facebook make it easier for pupils to abuse each other, teachers warn

Teachers have warned that social media apps, such as Snapchat and Facebook, are making it easier for pupils to abuse each other, with mild insults escalating into “serious threats” which disrupt learning. In response, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers will debate a motion calling on the government to include “hate crimes and speech” in […]

#ATLconf17: Union will lobby Greening over ‘excessive’ and ‘immoral’ academy CEO pay

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers has voted to lobby the government over “excessive” chief executive pay in academy trusts, demanding new rules and guidance for schools. Delegates at the ATL’s annual conference in Liverpool today overwhelmingly backed a motion on CEO remuneration and called for tighter rules. It comes after Schools Week’s annual analysis […]

Unions won’t go easy on grammar plans to win funding deal

England’s teaching and leadership unions have reiterated their opposition to plans to expand selective schools amid rumours that ministers may try to buy their cooperation with the promise of extra funding for schools. Documents reveal two of the most prominent unions – the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers […]