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The NASUWT is a politically independent trade union representing teachers and headteachers throughout the United Kingdom. The Union has no party political affiliation and is committed to working constructively with Government to secure the best outcomes for schools and public services.

Chris Keates, NASUWT General Secretary, will be among speakers remembering the longest strike in British history at a rally and festival in September.

The NASUWT magazine, Teaching Today, contains the latest news and features affecting its members as well as developments in the teaching profession.

The Civic Voices programme, a scheme to bring together young people from countries with a history of conflict to learn the lessons of the past and work towards a more harmonious future, is being promoted by the NASUWT in Northern Ireland.

The NASUWT has been alarmed by guidance from Estyn which suggests schools should undertake additional lesson observations to evaluate achievement and progress in learning.

NASUWT joined other trade unions, charities and musicians at the Tolpuddle Martyrs festival in Dorset to celebrate the birth of the union movement in the UK.

The NASUWT is to lobby Parliament to press the Coalition Government to reverse the decision to scrap over 700 new school building projects.

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The history and solidarity of the mining profession will be celebrated at the annual Durham Miners Gala on Saturday, 10 July.

Primary and secondary schools can receive a free Energy Display Meter to monitor their energy usage and support teaching about sustainability and environmental issues.

The General Teaching Council for England’s Executive Committee met today in emergency session to consider the implications of the Secretary of State’s proposal to seek the abolition of teaching’s independent professional body.

Over 600 people including NASUWT members and members of the public joined a march through St Helier as an industrial ballot looms.

The NASUWT is backing European education union support for the Greek teaching unions as they campaign to protect the employment security, salaries and pensions of teachers in that troubled country.

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In response to the concerns of members about the pressures and stresses experienced at work, NASUWT has created a Teacher Wellbeing Survey. The survey is intended to assist members identify the pressure points associated with their work.

The 2010 NASUWT Annual Conference came to a close the day before Gordon Brown announced the country will be going to the polls on May 6.

A report of NASUWT commissioned research looking at gangs and their impact on schools. The report includes a review of literature and four case studies looking at the impact of gangs in schools

Paul Remic, ContactPoint implementation manager in Manchester, explains how schools can prepare to use the new directory for those working with children and young people

Once a year, in July, the village of Tolpuddle is host to a major gathering and march of trades union members, under colourful banners. The West Midlands Regional Committee encourage all NASUWT members to attend this event.

Dates for the standard school year have now been agreed jointly between the NASUWT and the Local Government Association