Union hits out over 'educational failure'

Chris Cook:

A teachers' union leader has accused ministers of being "like Pontius Pilate", seeking to avoid responsibility for the "educational failure over which they . . . have more control than anyone else".

Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said on Wednesday that schools cannot close attainment gaps on their own: "If we are to raise educational standards we need to look at our schools, yes. But that is not enough."

The ATL is the third-largest teachers' union in the UK with 160,000 members. It is renowned for its moderate stance and is the largest union in independent schools. The ATL went on strike for the first time last year over pension rights.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 7, 2012 2:45 AM
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