No Images? Click here With a minority government and Brexit demanding significant time and resources across Whitehall, education policy initiatives have been fairly low key. That said, education life goes on outside the Westminster 'bubble'. Policies old and new continue to have a direct impact on our members – and the schools and communities they support. Prospect responded to several consultations from the Department for Education to ensure that our members' professional voice is heard. You can read our submissions by clicking on the links below. We will publish our response to the Commons Education Select Committee's Special Educational Needs and Disabilities inquiry, which closed 14 June 2018, once we have permission to do so.
If you are interested in supporting the union’s policy work in a particular area, please get in touch. You can keep an eye on DfE consultations here. Steve Thomas Education in the spotlight at Prospect national conferenceThe Education and Children’s Services Group put forward two motions highlighting the challenges that our members face and the impact of education policy at this year’s Prospect conference in Birmingham. Read more Has peace broken out between Ofsted and regional schools commissioners?Education journalist Warwick Mansell asks if years of behind-the-scenes skirmishes between these two influential bodies has finally come to an end. Read more TES: School improvement jobs slashed by 60%The Times Educational Supplement published a letter from Prospect national secretary Steve Thomas after its story revealing that school improvement jobs had been cut by 60% in six years. Read more Positive feedback from local reps' training dayWe received very positive feedback from reps, and potential reps, who attended our local reps' training day on 29 June. Read more FROM THE FRONTLINE - UPDATES FROM YOUR NEGOTIATING TEAMS Is your employer reporting on the gender pay gap?
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