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Issue 245 • April 15 2010 Price £1.00

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From harrassment to pensions – unions demand change

SecEd reports from the NASUWT, ATL and NUT annual conferences, which all took place over Easter and saw teachers across the UK highlighting issues of concern

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Survival skills

Getting your students back to nature is not only engaging and fun, but teaches them crucial life skills. We report on the array of courses out there

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The battle begins

On May 6, around 240,000 teachers and tens of thousands more support staff from secondary schools across the UK will head to the polls and will have a major influence in what promises to be the closest General Election in years. This special election edition of SecEd focuses on the crucial part that education will have to play in the campaign. We have spent the past eight weeks compiling key election questions from you, our readers, and putting these to the would-be education ministers from the three main parties. Their answers make fascinating reading and are a must-read before you cast your vote in three weeks’ time.

The Election Debate: Pages 8 to 10 SecEd Election Watch: Page 4 Editorial leader: Page 6

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