Teachers have warned that the government’s anti-extremism strategy is “shutting down” open debate in school. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) conference voted for the government’s Prevent strategy to be withdrawn from schools and colleges. Delegates said it created “suspicion and confusion” rather than safety in schools. The Department for Education says it “makes no apology” for protecting young people from extremism. The NUT’s annual conference in Brighton heard warnings that the counter-radicalisation policy was stopping teachers from discussing “challenging ideas” with their
TESYouth provides opportunities for young people and allows them to gain the experience they need to secure employment in the future. TESYouth, based in North London, seeks to empower young people by providing them with the skills and confidence needed to gain employment in the modern job market. They provide workshops and work experience for young people between the ages of 18-25. TESYouth also organises several workshops for students in their final year of studies at school, who are making decisions
Disabled people are only an “afterthought” for the government, a House of Lords report has said. Laws designed to outlaw discrimination in Britain “simply aren’t working in practice”, the peers said. The report highlighted taxi drivers refusing to take guide dogs and wheelchair-using sports fans being forced to sit with opposing fans. The government said it monitored those with a duty to make reasonable adjustments on disability issues. Baroness Deech, who chaired the Lords committee said: “We have been struck by how disabled
A vote to leave the European Union could have a devastating impact on the life chances of young people, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has said. Entering the debate over EU membership, she urged parents and grandparents to think how their vote would affect opportunities for the next generation. She also told young people to make sure they voted in June’s referendum. The Vote Leave campaign said the EU had been bad for young people, with a generation on the continent unemployed. Speaking on
Increasing numbers of pupils are coming to school hungry, anxious and unable to concentrate because of family financial pressures, a teachers’ union has said. The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) said growing numbers of teachers and schools were providing food, equipment and clothes for pupils. Others were offering financial advice and referring struggling families to external support services. The government said it was committed to working to eliminate child poverty and improving life chances for children. More
