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Campaign Policy
Introduction
NASUWT has developed policies on many of the key issues
affecting education and members’ conditions of service. Their long-standing
views on the funding of schools, the National Curriculum and their stance on
violent and disruptive pupils, excessive workload and bureaucracy are now
being adopted by others and heeded by the government.
Workload and the Teacher’s Contract
On 15th January 2003 NASUWT signed up to the
National Agreement, ‘Raising Standards and Tackling Workload.’ The
negotiations which led to the agreement became a reality as a result of the
relentless pressure by NASUWT campaigns highlighting the urgent need to
address the call for:
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A sensible limit on teachers’ working hours
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A reduction in excessive workload and bureaucracy
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An
emphasis on supporting and enhancing the vital role of classroom teachers.
The National
Agreement is also accompanied by a commitment from the Government to a
national campaign to reduce overall working hours.
Pupil Discipline
The Union recently won a landmark victory in the House of
Lords, the ‘P’ case, when the right of the union to ballot members on a
refusal to teach a violent and/or disruptive pupil was upheld by the Law
Lords. The decision vindicated the stand consistently taken by the NASUWT in
giving full support to members face with violent and/or disruptive
behaviour.
NASUWT
further supports its members on tackling pupil indiscipline which includes
producing comprehensive support packs on behaviour management and assaults
on teachers.
Pay
NASUWT campaigns for the introduction of a simple,
transparent and collegiate pay structure, which has no unnecessary barriers
and complications and enables the vast majority of classroom teachers to
access higher salaries.
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