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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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