parliamentary
NUT at Westminster
NUT at Westminster
The NUT’s parliamentary work aims to develop effective working relationships with members of both Houses of Parliament from all parties and to influence government policy, parliamentary debate and legislation on education issues as well as those which impact on teachers and children more generally.
This section includes examples of the NUT’s recent work in parliament including:
Bills & other legislation
Early Day Motions (EDMs)
- 845 – Ofsted’s new inspection framework for schools
- 557 – Launch of Steve Sinnott Foundation
- 399 – Supply teachers and agency workers regulations
Submissions to Select Committees
Children, Schools and Families Select Committee
Written evidence
Oral evidence
- Amanda Brown, NUT Assistant Secretary, Employment Conditions & Rights gives evidence on learning outside the classroom – 3rd March 2010
- John Bangs, NUT Assistant Secretary, Education, Equality & Professional Development gives evidence on sure start children’s centres – 16th December 2009
- Amanda Brown, NUT Assistant Secretary, Employment Conditions & Rights gives evidence on false allegations against teachers – 17th June 2010.
Public Accounts Select Committee
Lobbying
Children, Schools and Families Bill
The Children, Schools and Families Bill is currently being considered in the House of Lords. The NUT's latest briefing to Peers can be found here This briefing outlines the main proposals in the Bill of interest to teachers and sets out the Union's position on the proposals.
The Children, Schools and Families Bill was published in November 2009, following the ‘21st century schools' white paper in June of the same year.
It is a relatively short Bill but the proposals contained therein would have significant implications for teachers, in particular the licence to practise which the NUT is vigorously opposing.
Through the Bill, the Government is also seeking to:
- introduce pupil and parent guarantees;
- implement the Rose Review of the primary curriculum;
- survey parents on school provision in their area;
- introduce Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education on a statutory basis;
- replace school achievement and attainment tables in England with a School Report Card; and
- introduce a new right of appeal for parents on special educational needs statements.
The National Union of Teachers alongside other organisations presented oral evidence on 19 January 2010 to the Children's Schools & Families Bill Committee in the House of Commons.
