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The time has come for change

This month the National Education Union came into existence. Dr Mary Bousted sets out its aims and ambitions for the coming months and years

Teachers and education professionals know, more than anyone else, that something needs to change in their professional lives.

For too long, governments have paid insufficient heed to the aspirations and concerns of education professionals. Professional experience and expertise have been undervalued and downgraded.

Politicians have introduced policies which, while appearing superficially attractive, have been bad for children and education professionals.

The teaching profession is in a state of crisis, undermined by appalling retention rates. The stress of enormous workloads is driving teachers from the profession. More than half of England’s teachers have less than 10 years’ classroom experience. Teacher recruitment targets have been missed for the past five years.

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