julia neal

Interested in Education, politics, Labour, Equalities Teacher for 38 years. Spurs fan TTID, active member NEU.

[Baroness Mary Bousted @MaryWBousted]

So it appears that the Tories are converts to setting a floor standard for teacher pay. During their 14 years in office teacher pay declined by 12%. Work load and work intensity went through the roof creating a teacher supply crisis the biggest threat to quality education.

[Baroness Mary Bousted @MaryWBousted]

Thank you Michael. I think that we are very good at agreeing on some things, and when we do not, disagreeing, agreeably.

[John Dunford @johndunford]

Many congratulations @MaryWBousted - you will be a strong and informed voice for education in the HoL.

[Tes magazine @tes]

A former @NEUnion leader, a leading figure in the free-school movement and a former children's commissioner have been given peerages today
https://t.co/qLjNtBdEw3

[Geoff Barton @RealGeoffBarton]

I’m so delighted for ⁦Mary and Anne - two brilliant advocates on behalf of young people. Well deserved. https://t.co/huSz7yFW3d

[Daniel Kebede @DanielKebedeNEU]

This is good news.
Huge congratulations to our former joint GS @MaryWBousted.

It's good to have such a champion for education nominated, and Baroness Bousted has quite a ring to it.

[Niamh Sweeney @Niamhms23]

This is such fabulous news! Just reward for such dedication to education, the profession and children.

I can’t believe you didn’t say anything at dinner last night @MaryWBousted 🙌🏼🙌🏼🥂🥂

[Robert Peston @Peston]

The late Derek Draper wrote a breathlessly excitable and celebratory book about Tony Blair’s frantically busy first 100 days as PM. Keir Starmer by contrast is keen to move on from the internal contradictions of his first 100 days.

In replacing Sue Gray as chief of staff by Morgan McSweeney he is of course reminding everyone that he is the organ grinder - that any chief of staff is definitionally the monkey.

In other words, if after the budget on 30 October and as Christmas approaches it is still not easy to answer the exam question “what is the point of Labour?”, it is the effectiveness of himself and his whole government that would be widely doubted.

This is not a government that can fall, given the size of the majority. But it can fail.

[Tes magazine @tes]

Exclusive: The leader of the country’s largest teaching union @DanielKebedeNEU says he will be focusing reps on working to ensure that home PPA time becomes 'a reality on the ground'
https://t.co/VwxvOdsykw

[National Education Union @NEUnion]

While Ofsted exists, it’s important educators know how to reduce the risks it poses: that’s why we created our Ofsted Risk Assessment.

Join our Zoom call on October 14 at 5.30pm to learn more. Sign up for the call here👉 https://t.co/8X91hPu5QJ #AbolishOfsted

[NEU South West Region @NEUSouthWest]

Devon Reps are holding their annual reps' day today & it's looking great so far!

[National Education Union @NEUnion]

📺 “Tomorrow we open a snap poll on the Government’s pay and funding offer.” - @DanielKebedeNEU

Make sure YOUR voice is heard. Check your inbox from 10am tomorrow for the voting link! 📨 https://t.co/3PKvqLb5LM #PayUp

[Niamh Sweeney @Niamhms23]

Lovely early morning walk around Leeds ahead of the @NEUnion first ever Reps Conference! So many Workplace Reps have registered we’ve had to plan it over two venues!
#StrongerTogether #ValueEducation
#ValueEducators #HibiscusRising with Famous Seamus

[Trades Union Congress @The_TUC]

BREAKING 🚨 | @AntoniaBance MP has criticised the 'DISGRACEFUL' union busting tactics and intimidation from Amazon.

Response from Minister @justinmadders:

We will simplify the process and laws around recognition.

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

Today I led a packed debate in Parliament on the crisis in provision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

The last Tory Government's policies caused so much harm to 100,000s of children.

Tackling this must be a priority for the new Labour Government.

[Amanda Louise Martin @AmandaMartinMP]

Important debate about SEND provision today.
I brought my experience as a teacher and the concerns raised by my constituents' current navigation of the system to offer practical solutions to improve it 👇🏼

[Paul Nowak @nowak_paul]

If Charlie Mullins thinks joining a union is a bad idea, you know it makes sense.

[rob kelsall @rob_kelsall]

Going to ⁦@UKLabour⁩ conference?

Two great education fringe events to come along to 👇

⁦@NAHTnews⁩ ⁦@ASCL_UK⁩ ⁦@NASUWT⁩ ⁦@NEUnion⁩

[branwen jeffreys @branwenjeffreys]

If you had a lockdown baby or one born to your family/friends read this by my colleague - it soon became clear that speech & language development would be altered by isolation and masks https://t.co/07J3iv5Li3

[Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell]

New: Government appears to scrap the forced academies policy – in one sense at least
https://t.co/rKmDEQHJkD
A look at the implications of today’s announcement on Ofsted for the regime of “intervention” where schools fare badly with the inspectorate.