NUT members will be striking on 10 July, alongside members of Unison, Unite, PCS, FBU and the GMB. •Five reasons to strike 10 July •Answers to all your questions about the action •10 July march and rally details For more details on the reasons to strike, see our Edufacts on workload, pay and pensions. Action Works Our strike in March this year forced the publication of the workload statistics which had been collected more than a year earlier. It also forced the Government to produce guidance for head teachers about the evidence demands they place on teachers and on equalities issues in pay determination. We have written to NUT representatives about how to make the best use of this guidance. Engaging with Parents We want to enlist the support of as many parents as possible in the campaign for education. Check here for more information. Pressuring Politicians A key strand of our campaign to keep up the pressure on the Secretary of State is to communicate to politicians the concerns that teachers have. Our pressure on politicians is having an effect. Following NUT lobbying in Watford, Richard Harrington MP - vice chair of the Conservative party - has written to Michael Gove saying that teachers have a valid point that Michael Gove’s policy lets schools hire unqualified teachers 'on the cheap’. Click here for more info. Don't forget to email your MP Please send in reports of your lobbying activities to campaigns@nut.org.uk March 26 Strike Teachers, parents and pupils stood up for education across England and Wales. Thank you. Be proud of your stand, now press on with the campaign. Click here to see March 26 strike photo gallery. Click here for teachers' own views on why they took strike action. For a video explaining our strike action go here. Click here to see the STRB report. Click here for the summary of the STRB recommendations . Teachers’ YouGov survey The latest YouGov survey of a representative sample of teachers is a damning indictment of Michael Gove’s time as Secretary of State for Education. For more information, press release, survey report, full data tables . Action short of strike action Click here for the latest advice and details on action short of strike action. Joint NUT/NASUWT Model Pay Policy The NUT / NASUWT have agreed on a joint pay policy checklist and model pay policy. These are fully consistent and compliant with the provisions of the 2013 School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document. Click here for Christine Blower’s message to Michael Gove. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmYnftNPVTk |