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TEACHING unions blasted Education Secretary Nicky Morgan yesterday after she said teachers should be more professional — despite the number of unqualified staff in classrooms rocketing under Tory rule.
Ms Morgan, who took over the schools brief from the controversial Michael Gove last month, announced she supported an extension of programmes to increase the quality of graduates taking up teaching.
“It is an issue,” she said in an interview for the Sunday Telegraph. “We want people to respect the professionalism of teachers.”
Robinson successfully defended his school from closure, fought for the unification of the teaching unions, mentored future trade union leaders and transformed teaching at the Marx Memorial Library, writes JOHN FOSTER
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