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Contents
Welcome to your July/August issue of The Teacher.
Teachers continue to be attacked by a government that does not listen and seems intent on denigrating the profession we love. To fight this more effectively, we have signed a historic agreement with the NASUWT, which our front cover shouts out loud and clear! Read about it on pages 12 and 13, with an update on our pensions campaign. At the time of going to press, ballot papers had been sent out asking eligible members to vote YES for strike and non-strike action. Remember to vote YES. Please return your ballot paper as soon as possible.
Elsewhere, read about our new joint union model appraisal policy on page 15 and about the changes in SEN and behaviour regulations on pages 36 and 37. Our phonics campaign gathers momentum and you can find out more about that on page 28.
Have a great summer!
Christine Blower, General Secretary
Features
12 Vote to defend education
The NUT and NASUWT have united to defend education.
15 Model appraisal
Joint union model appraisal policy – Sarah Lyons explains.
19 Leading lights
Janey Hulme visits an NUT course for senior and head teachers.
25 Flexible friend
Working as a peripatetic teacher of deaf children is the best job Mary Fortune can imagine.
26 What legacy?
Will the Olympic legacy be a renaissance for competitive sport or a missed opportunity, asks Elyssa Campbell-Barr.
28 Five is too young to fail
Judy Ellerby explains why the NUT objects to the new Year 1 Phonics Screening Check.
33 Feeding mind and body
Children’s Food Campaign coordinator Malcolm Clarke warns junk food is sneaking into academies and free schools.
34 The truth about free schools
NUT research reveals the shocking truth about free schools. Celia Dignan explains what the NUT is doing about them.
36 Changing behaviour
Rosamund McNeil outlines the changes in SEN and behavioural regulations.
43 Without prejudice
Sarah Troughton describes how she and Neil Hancox won the 2012 NUT Blair Peach Award.
50 Confronting conflict
Lara Stanley outlines how her organisation helps teachers deal with problem behaviour in school.
Regulars
04 Upfront
11 International
16 Your Union
22 Ask the Union
30 Teachnology
38 Reviews
41 Noticeboard
44 Staffroom confidential
46 Letters
President: Marilyn Harrop
General Secretary: Christine Blower
Deputy General Secretary: Kevin Courtney
Editor: Dorota Brockbank/ Ellie Campbell-Barr
Journalist: Janey Hulme
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