Members of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) voted, at their annual conference in Birmingham, to empower their national executive to “continue to challenge the perception that structural change is a panacea for improvement” and “consider all options up to and including as a last resort industrial action to ensure the defence of our comprehensive state education system”.
At the same time, they have called for their union to instigate a public inquiry into the likely impact of forced academisation on the education system. The move came just hours after Nicky Morgan, the education secretary, was jeered during her speech to delegates.
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