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A NEW professional body for teachers must be “genuinely independent of government and commercial interests,” the National Union of Teachers warned yesterday.
Proposals to establish a new College of Teaching have won the backing of 200 educational organisations including five teaching unions. This week a selection committee was established to find 13 founding trustees for College, which is expected to emulate professional associations such as the British Medical Association and the Law Society.
NUT general secretary Christine Blower said: “We expect the Board to launch a wide-ranging process of consultation with teachers, so that the structures and objectives which are developed for the College can have the full support of the profession.
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
