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Dangers of excessive workloads

Sep 13, 2016By ATL Speak Out!

 Shelagh Hirst, ATL president, places this issue under the spotlight at TUC Congress 2016. Excessive workloads, caused by the current educational system, are detrimental to the mental health and…Read more…

Sep 13, 2016ATL Speak Out!

With so much to deal with in 2016, why debate a return to 1950s education?

Sep 9, 2016By ATL Speak Out!

So my first week as the new AMiE president – and the first of the new academic year – draws to an end. Glancing through the press this week, it’s clear that there will lots of to talk about over the…Read more…

Sep 9, 2016ATL Speak Out!

If you don’t have time to read our new book on teacher workload, here’s a summary

Sep 6, 2016By ATL Speak Out!

By Nansi Ellis, Assistant general secretary (policy). It’s just how it goes: a new book comes out about teacher workload, and you’d love to read it but you haven’t got the time. So let me summarise…Read more…

Sep 6, 2016ATL Speak Out!

There’s no point in marking for the sake of it

Jun 22, 2016By ATL Speak Out!

Simon Rigby is an ATL rep at Fred Longworth High School in Greater Manchester. I’ve got members of staff marking from the moment they get up on a Sunday until when they go to bed. These members have…Read more…

Jun 22, 2016ATL Speak Out!

Lesson planning: The good, the bad and the ugly

Jun 1, 2016By ATL Speak Out!

Emma Parker is a newly qualified primary school teacher based in Durham and an ATL district secretary. As a supply teacher, I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to lesson…Read more…

Jun 1, 2016ATL Speak Out!

Many of the changes have been relatively small, but together they add up

May 18, 2016By ATL Speak Out!

Patricia Graham is a learning progress manager and ATL rep at Aston Academy in Sheffield. In my school the senior leadership team (SLT) has done a lot to address workload. At the end of last year,…Read more…

May 18, 2016ATL Speak Out!

Make one change

May 4, 2016By ATL Speak Out!

Chris Baldwin is head of collaborative learning at William Allitt School in Derbyshire and an ATL rep. There’s so much that’s not cool at the moment in teaching. A lot in education revolves around…Read more…

May 4, 2016ATL Speak Out!

Did Nick Gibb tell teachers to teach to the test?

Apr 13, 2016By ATL Speak Out!

By Anne Heavey, Education Policy Adviser at ATL. Last Monday ATL welcomed School’s Minister Nick Gibb to our annual conference. He agreed to take part in a question and answer session with Gerard…Read more…

Apr 13, 2016ATL Speak Out!

Workload on the front line

Dec 2, 2015By ATL Speak Out!

By Ralph Surman, ATL policy officer. Workload and work life balance is a prominent issue of discussion among educational professionals. The government seems to have taken very little notice of their…Read more…

Dec 2, 2015ATL Speak Out!

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time

Nov 20, 2015By ATL Speak Out!

The workload elephant has always been with us, but it just seems to keep growing, and it’s increasingly out of control. It’s time to stop. ATL’s It’s about time campaign is about helping the…Read more…

Nov 20, 2015ATL Speak Out!

Ballot Papers now out- vote Dave Brinson #1

Oct 30, 2015By Dave Brinson: NUT Report

Ballot papers were dispatched on Wednesday, and have begun arriving on members’ doormats this morning. Please take a minute to fill in your ballot form, and return it: it’s YOUR union, make your…Read more…

Oct 30, 2015Dave Brinson: NUT Report

Time for a national ‘Dignity at Work’ policy- with teeth ! End workplace bullying.

Oct 27, 2015By Dave Brinson: NUT Report

As every caseworker will tell you, many of our colleagues are treated appallingly in their workplace.  It is sad to note that there are bullying managers in many schools (often themselves…Read more…

Oct 27, 2015Dave Brinson: NUT Report

Who cares for the Caseworkers ?

Oct 19, 2015By Dave Brinson: NUT Report

Che Guevara said: “If you tremble with indignation at any injustice, then you are a comrade of mine.”
If you tremble with indignation at injustices on a regular basis, chances are you are an NUT…Read more…

Oct 19, 2015Dave Brinson: NUT Report

Workload: Hunt lets the cat out of the bag !

Oct 7, 2015By Dave Brinson: NUT Report

Tackling teacher workload has been a major campaign for the NUT for some years. We identified the growing problem during the Blair/Brown era, and saw this explode during Michael Gove’s poisonous…Read more…

Oct 7, 2015Dave Brinson: NUT Report

The workload is part of the job… isn’t it?

Mar 26, 2015By ATL Speak Out!

Abbie Hayden is a member of ATL Future. ATL Future have undertaken a survey of teachers new to the profession to ascertain the attractiveness of teaching and the results are powerful, shocking and…Read more…

Mar 26, 2015ATL Speak Out!

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