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NEWS • VIEWS • INFORMATION • ADVICE





DIARY DATES Don’t Miss Out



Leadership seminar Tuesday 28 February, NASUWT Headquar ters, Birmingham



Disabled Teachers’ Consultation Conference Saturday 16 June 2012, Hilton Birmingham Bromsgrove hotel



Health and Safety Seminar Friday 22 June, NASUWT Headquarters, Birmingham



Newly Qualified teachers’ seminar Saturday 23 June, Venue TBC



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Quick, easy, no hassle. Tel. 0121 457 6211 or join online at www.nasuwt.org.uk.



These events are FREE to NASUWT members and include travel, meals and overnight hotel accommodation, if required.



The 2011 conferences were oversubscribed



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Contact the NASUWT Conferences and Events Team on 0121 453 6150, email conferencesandevents@mail.nasuwt.org.uk or book online at www.nasuwt.org.uk.





COERCION CONTINUES ON ACADEMIES



More than 200 primary schools are to be forced to convert to academy status as the Secretary of State continues with his mission to turn state education over to the private sector.



Michael Gove accused those who question his academies programme as being ‘happy with failure’ in a speech last month as he attempted to brush aside widespread scepticism about his reforms.



Despite the fact that there is no evidence to prove that academy conversion raises standards, Mr Gove sought to claim that ‘generations of children are being let down’ by the current system and that academisation is the only remedy.



Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said the speech demonstrated Mr Gove’s determination to use any means necessary to force through his academies programme.



Mr Gove announced that more than 200 primary schools deemed to be failing, and underperforming primaries in ten local authorities would be forcibly converted into academies.



Ms Keates pointed out that only just over 1,500 schools out of the country’s 23,000 are academies and called on the Secretary of State to consider the needs of staff and pupils in all schools, rather than continuing his relentless focus on academies.



“As it is clear that Michael Gove now considers himself to be the Secretary of State for Academies and Free Schools, rather than the Secretary of State for Education, questions need to be raised about who exactly is promoting the interests of the other 22,000 schools and the children and young people who attend them,” she said.





FORUM FOR ACADEMY REPRESENTATIVES



A new online forum has been established by the NASUWT for NASUWT Representatives working in academy schools.



Access to the secure web forum is only available to Workplace Representatives and contacts working in academy schools and allows them to share information and provide support.



Register and join the forum at www.nasuwt.org.uk/AcademyReps





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