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GTCE threatens to bar
Shakespeare
unionists after fee leak
resources
SecEd focuses on all things
Leak about proposed hike in registration fee ‘calls
Shakespeare this week. Susan
Elkin looks at what resources
and productions are out there
into question’ union’s position on the council
to inspire students at key
stage 3. Our NQT diarist is
also talking Shakespeare, and publicly revealed details of private fee” at Tuesday’s meeting that
we focus on the Bard in our
by Chris Parr
discussions due to take place at the angered the GTCE.
Lighting fires column
GTCE’s national council meeting A spokeswoman told SecEd that
Pages 8 and 9
The General Teaching Council for in Tavistock Square, London, on the GTCE felt Ms Keates’ statement
England (GTCE) has threatened to Tuesday (January 26). had been designed to “pre-empt the
kick out two union representatives The NASUWT revealed in debate in council”.
from its national council after details a statement to the press that the The budget and financial strat-
of a potential rise in the teacher GTCE was set to consider an 18 per egy of the council was to be consid-
registration fee were leaked. cent increase in the registration fee ered as part of a “private session” at
As SecEd went to press, a war at the meeting, which would see it Tuesday’s meeting, she said.
of words was raging between the rise from £33 to £39. The GTCE press statement read:
GTCE and the NASUWT. The annual registration fee must “The NASUWT statement breaches
Diplomas focus The row started on Monday be paid by all state school teachers. confidential information that coun-
(January 25) when the NASUWT The GTCE has now accused the cil members have not yet had the
Diplomas also provide a core
union of breaching confidentiality opportunity to debate together. It
theme for SecEd this week,
by revealing the details, emphasis- calls into question the continuing
with a focus on workplace ing that information regarding any participation of the NASUWT in
engagement and learning.
potential fee rise was set to be dis- the governance of council.”
We hear from Wates Group,
cussed in “private session”. When SecEd pressed the GTCE
which is backing the new
A press statement from the on the issue, the council said that it
GTCE on Monday said that the was “normal practice” for financial Fury: NASUWT chief Chris Keates (above) and its threat-
qualifications, and report
leak “called into question the con- discussions to be held in private, ened members John Rimmer (left, top) and Mick Lyons
from the Metropolitan Police
tinuing participation” of the two and that the position of the two
training centre in London NASUWT representatives on its NASUWT representatives would firmed that the registration fee was SecEd understands that the
Pages 6 and 10
national council. be scrutinised following the leak. set to be discussed at the meeting, GTCE believes it has reached the
The two representatives are Ms Keates said she was “uncon- but did not reference any potential point where an increase in the fee
SecEd digital
Mick Lyons, a NASUWT national cerned” by the threat. increase. is required if it is to continue with
executive member for the North She told SecEd: “We do not The statement read: “The GTCE the programme of activities agreed
East, and John Rimmer, the union’s test what we say against whether budget and fee level is discussed by council in January 2009. The
and Twitter
national junior vice-president. it will make the GTCE happy or in private session because it may fee has remained at £33 for the last
In the NASUWT statement on not. Discussions about any fee rise affect the commercial interests of four years.
Thousands of teachers are
Monday, general secretary Chris should take place in public, as the contractors who supply services to The website statement added
reading SecEddigital, a virtual
Keates said: “If the GTCE con- decision affects the whole of their the council. that any change in the level of the
centrated on its regulatory func- clientele. “Budget papers were therefore fee would be notified to teachers
edition of SecEd, which is
tion, which has the potential to “Why is it to be debated in pri- circulated to council members in “well ahead of April 1”, when fee
emailed out every week.
make a major contribution to rais- vate? If the GTCE is talking about an confidence and should not have payment is due.
You can sign up for free by ing the status of the profession, individual, or discussing something been disclosed to any third party. The meeting in question was
emailing
editor@sec-ed.co.uk.
rather than persisting in engaging that is commercially sensitive, then “The NASUWT has issued a taking place as SecEd went to press
SecEd news and features are
in a whole range of costly activities, it should be private. But this issue hostile statement today (Monday), on Tuesday.
now also available on Twitter.
there would be no need to seek this is not. When local councils debate seeking to pre-empt the debate in Full details of the outcome will
increase.” council tax rises, they do so in public. council. Parts of the statement are be published online at www.sec-
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However, it was her comments I can’t understand their rationale.” inaccurate, but clearly indicate that
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revealing that the council was “con- A second GTCE statement, a breach of confidential information available and also in SecEd next
sidering increasing its registration published online on Monday, con- has occurred.” week.
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