Supply Teachers and agency staff

A Private Members’ Bill and an Early Day Motion have been tabled in Parliament calling on the Government to take action to establish fairness for temporary and agency workers compared with their permanent colleagues. E-mail your MP here and ask them to support the Bill and sign the Motion.

McDonalds' A levels

We have received news that McDonalds are going to introduce their own A levels.

We have even got a preview of one of the papers:

Is McDonalds?

a) a vicious anti-union low wage employer?
b) a fast track to a heart attack?
c) fun in a bun?
d) animal cruelty incarnate

If your answer was (c) congratulations you now have a Mc A
level.

(before the Millionaire McLawyers get on the McPhone this is
a joke of course)

WSTA oppose academies

Teachers in West Sussex are planning a campaign against proposals to turn three of the County's secondary schools into Academies, starting with a Public Meeting on Thursday 7 February at 7.30pm in the Assembly Rooms, Worthing. Dave Thomas, local Secretary for the National Union of Teachers, said:
We are opposed to Academies in West Sussex because:
they undermine democratically controlled Local Authorities,
they put schools in the hands of unaccountable sponsors,
they threaten teachers' pay and working conditions,
they will introduce three more schools of a faith character, with minimal consultation and a reduction in parents' choice.
At a meeting of West Sussex NUT held on Wed 16th Jan, the following motion was passed unanimously:
'WSTA is opposed to the establishment of Academies in West Sussex. It further deplores the lack of consultation by the Woodard Corporation and WSCC with the staff and their representatives in the schools concerned, namely, Boundstone CC, Kings Manor CC and Littlehampton CC.'
The meeting was attended by NUT members from all three schools and from other schools throughout West Sussex.
The public meeting is open to parents, teachers, support staff and others with an interest in state education to allow them an opportunity to air their concerns.

Preview Newsletter

The CPD newsletter going into schools soon can be seen
here

Make the most of your mentor

Making the Most of Your Coach or Mentor can help you to get what you want from coaching and mentoring. You can learn about it at any time which is convenient for you because it is a modern distance learning course.

This is a unique opportunity for NUT members
Click here

ICT course for NUT members 2008

Free ICT courses are available for members in 2008


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NUTS about Facebook

There is a group for everything on Facebook. There is now even a group for NUT members.

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