Protect yourself against the impact of the new pay system for part time teachers. Read the NUT’s detailed advice here and try out the NUT pay and working time calculator here.

 
Commenting on the findings of the Chief Inspector, Christine Blower, Acting General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, Europe’s largest teaching union said;

 
A representative group of parents, teachers, headteachers, governors and county councillors from Powys under the auspices of Powys Against Cuts in Education (PACE) is lobbying the National Assembly tomorrow at 12.30 to protest against the below inflation settlement for Powys.

 
Commenting on the findings of the Barnardo’s survey at the beginning of Anti-Bullying Week, Christine Blower, Acting General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, Europe’s largest teaching union said;

On the basis of members' views and the current economic uncertainty, the NUT National Executive has decided against committing members to further strike action. The NUT will, however, continue to work together with other unions to further the TUC campaign to halt the decline in public sector pay.

Following consideration of the ballot result, the NUT Executive has decided not to press ahead with further strike action at this time. Christine Blower, Acting General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, Europe’s largest teaching union said;

This months articles include, Tributes, Pay Campaign, STRB – NUT Evidence, TUC Matters, SATS, General Motion, Division Secretaries’ Briefing, National Justice Week, Impact of the Economic Crisis, Academies Pay and Conditions Working Group, Legislation on Sure Start Children’s Centres (SSCC)

Commenting on the Government’s proposals for monitoring schools’ standards, Christine Blower, Acting General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, Europe’s largest teaching union said;

Headteachers should learn from successful schools, says new report

Robert Day, a branch secretary with the British public sector PCS in Birmingham, is the winner of the first-ever Labour Photo of the Year competition organized by LabourStart, the news and campaigning website of the international trade union movement.

NATIONAL CURRICULUM TESTING AND ASSESSMENT WEB SURVEY What do you think of the Governments proposals? Fill in the online survey in order to make your voice heard.

As you know promoting the international dimension within the curriculum is an integral part of the school curriculum both in England and Wales. The purpose of this survey is to ascertain teachers’ preparedness to deliver this aspect of the curriculum.

Two new educational resources are now available from Show Racism the Red Card. Click here for more information.

The Early Day Motion which the NUT submitted on teachers pay has now been signed by 102 MPs. This is a high number for a motion of this type. In context, of the 2,474 Early Day Motions tabled so far during the current parliamentary session only 170 have received more signatures.

The text of the motion and a list of signatories can be found here.

The Natural History Museum are preparing for the opening of the new Darwin Centre, in September 2009.

Send your MP an email in support of giving trade unions the freedom to right injustice and inequality at work.

Labour laws in the UK place a web of bureaucratic controls on trade unions, limiting the ways in which your union can fight for your entitlements, from pay and conditions of work to individual problems at school. Unions play a vital role in raising living standards and fighting poverty of all workers and their families. The removal of trade union rights has contributed to an increase in inequality over the last 25 years. Giving unions greater powers would increase their freedom to fight against poverty and inequality.

The NUT is supporting a teachers' survey being carried out by UNICEF. Do you raise funds in your school? Are you interested in international causes? Click here to share your views with UNICEF."

Why the NUT calls for a different approach

The NUT is opposed to the establishment of Trust schools. We believe that schools are best able to meet the needs of their communities when they remain as Community schools and are supported by local authorities. The NUT has published materials for parents, school governors and teachers to use wherever trust school status is proposed.