The Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson in the Lords writes about his question today in the House of Lords on: Democratic accountability of Regional Schools Commissioners.

General Secretary of the largest teachers' union in the UK, the NASUWT, reports back from its annual Conference which debated the Government's recent announcement on forced academisation.

Save the Children welcomes the Government’s pledge to improve Britain’s schools, but in light of fresh neurological evidence, CEO Tanya Steele claims it should also be focusing on improving nurseries for early learners.

Scientists and psychologists are warning that failure to properly stimulate toddlers’ brains during nursery years could set them back for decades, as figures show that almost 130,000 children a year are falling behind before they even reach school.

At its annual conference on Monday, representatives of the NASUWT teachers’ union released anecdotal evidence of the widespread exploitation of supply teachers and abuse of capability procedures.

Responding to new research suggesting far more libraries have closed since 2010 than official government estimates claim, Helen Milner, Chief Executive of Tinder Foundation said:

Supply teachers are facing a raft of exploitative employment practices, including denial of entitlements on pay, pensions and working conditions, a survey by the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, has found.

Abuse of capability procedures is creating a climate of fear in schools, driving teachers out of the profession and affecting their health, representatives at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, will hear today.

Proposals to raise the minimum salary threshold for migrant workers will exacerbate the teacher recruitment and retention crisis, the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, has warned.

Government plans to reform the school funding formula must recognise the local needs of all schools and support equality of opportunity and achievement for every pupil, representatives at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, have heard today.

Despite the Government extolling the virtues of people working longer, older teachers, particularly women, feel under-valued and are often pressurised to leave their jobs well before their pension age, the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, has heard today.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, will today reaffirm its strategy to continue to defend the interests of pupils, schools and the teaching profession from the assault by the Government and administrations across the UK on our public education service.

Government changes to the system of pupil assessment in England will drive up teachers workload still further, making a mockery of ministers’ claims to be taking action to address teacher wellbeing, representatives at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, have heard today.

Representatives at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, have today condemned the failure of ministers and employers to address the problem of excessive teacher workload, which is damaging the health and wellbeing of teachers and contributing to the growing crisis in recruitment and retention.

Too many employers are placing intense pressure on teachers by cynically using the fear of inspection to make unnecessary demands, the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, has heard today.

Staff from the Airbus factory in Broughton have been giving up their time to help local primary school children improve their literacy skills.