Morning all!
Yesterday's session was the Sunday session, which is a shorter session than usual. Conference heard a motions on the Secondary Education, SEND and Primary Education sectors.
The first motion was on the dire state into which Sixth Form colleges have been pushed by the government and more than one speaker made the point that what has happened to the Sixth Form colleges shows what is planned ahead for the rest of the school system. Conference has voted to work alongside other unions to prevent further attacks.
The motion on a curriculum for all was much debated with many speakers focussing on the narrowing of curriculum and opportunities that the EBacc has created in many areas.
This led on to the motion on SEND, as many schools are excluding far more than previously in order to make their data look better.
Our own Steph King got her chance to speak and spoke movingly on the situation facing staff and students in SEND provision.
A guest of conference, Professor Howard Stevenson, stressed the importance of the curriculum in developing students and urged the NEU to take on the task of rebuilding it 'brick by brick' after its wrecking by the government.
Probably the biggest news from yesterday's session.In the Primary debate organisation for a national boycott of SATs was roundly supported. Two speakers in particular stood out, Jennie Jones, who as well as two great speeches urging the boycott showed a fringe meeting at last conference just how absurd evidencing progress for primary school students has become,
but Speech of the Day probably goes to Chris Torney from Manchester for his
passionate defence of a broad curriculum - "I became a teacher to
liberate children, not to break them!"
To see Day 4 unfold as it happens, follow us on Twitter @cityofderbynut and we will be back tomorrow with our summary of the day!
Yesterday's session was the Sunday session, which is a shorter session than usual. Conference heard a motions on the Secondary Education, SEND and Primary Education sectors.
The first motion was on the dire state into which Sixth Form colleges have been pushed by the government and more than one speaker made the point that what has happened to the Sixth Form colleges shows what is planned ahead for the rest of the school system. Conference has voted to work alongside other unions to prevent further attacks.
The motion on a curriculum for all was much debated with many speakers focussing on the narrowing of curriculum and opportunities that the EBacc has created in many areas.
This led on to the motion on SEND, as many schools are excluding far more than previously in order to make their data look better.
Our own Steph King got her chance to speak and spoke movingly on the situation facing staff and students in SEND provision.
A guest of conference, Professor Howard Stevenson, stressed the importance of the curriculum in developing students and urged the NEU to take on the task of rebuilding it 'brick by brick' after its wrecking by the government.
Probably the biggest news from yesterday's session.In the Primary debate organisation for a national boycott of SATs was roundly supported. Two speakers in particular stood out, Jennie Jones, who as well as two great speeches urging the boycott showed a fringe meeting at last conference just how absurd evidencing progress for primary school students has become,
To see Day 4 unfold as it happens, follow us on Twitter @cityofderbynut and we will be back tomorrow with our summary of the day!
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