Tag Archives: National Union of Teachers

United We Stand . . . and Move Forward

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Last Saturday we attended the South East Regional TUC Education Conference, which was set up in collaboration with the Anti-Academies Alliance. (http://antiacademies.org.uk/) A series of speakers tackled the extensive problems with education at present but also offered some options for … Continue reading

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An Education Inquiry – and a Debate?

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Regular readers of 3D Eye will have noticed our enthusiasm for the inquiry into education that Compass and the NUT launched last week. We fully support Compass’s aim to build a coalition of opinion on all matters concerning education, schools, … Continue reading

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Compass Education Inquiry Launch: Part One

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Compass, an organisation for the democratic Left, launched their yearlong inquiry into education at an event at Portcullis House on Monday evening. This inquiry into education is being funded and supported by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and will … Continue reading

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Votes of No Confidence and a Public Right to Know

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This is an historic and unprecedented moment for education in England. It appears we now have a full set of organisations representing schools, colleges, teachers, school leaders and parents in England that have recently passed motions of no confidence in … Continue reading

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A Royal College of Teaching – A view from the Grass.

Debra Kidd has recently had her views on education published in articles in The Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/teachers-speak-out-against-michael-goves-lists-of-facts-curriculum-8572623.html) and The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2013/apr/12/michael-gove-teacher-petition-curriculum-plan) She’s been outspoken in criticising our Secretary of State for Education, and in standing up for education that genuinely meets … Continue reading

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Easter Conferences and Votes of No Confidence

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One of the aims of 3D Eye is to be an objective and non-partisan source of information for those who want to stay in touch with broader developments in the world of education, in Britain and elsewhere. To this end … Continue reading

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Teacher Morale and the Architecture of Schools

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Today we’re posting some paragraphs taken from two newspaper articles we came across this week, to add to the one we reported on yesterday. They give a flavour of what’s being said about education in a mainstream UK national newspaper … Continue reading

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