22 May 2012
Commenting on the report by Ofsted, Mathematics: made to measure, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said:
“It is not for the Department of Education or Ofsted to direct and develop curriculum content. This should be in partnership with teachers, awarding bodies and subject specialists.
21 May 2012
NUT members will be taking strike action tomorrow (Tuesday 22 May) over the proposal by the DfE to force Downhills School to become a sponsored academy.
Until this intervention by the DfE the school was popular with pupils and parents. The parents have been engaged in a very active campaign to retain Downhills as a Local Authority maintained school.
Gender stereotypes limit girls and boys during their school years, but also lead to negative outcomes beyond school and over the course of an adult's life. Gender stereotypes constrict which subjects and activities toddlers, children and teenagers choose. They affect job choices and explain why many industries and professions are male or female dominated. Attitudes about women have been shown to be one of the causes of violence against women and girls in the UK.
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