Stop School Cuts Campaigners lobby Labour conference, plus: Battle of Cable Street when fascists were stopped; 106yo Nora Gee shares incredible tales; ‘Utterly appalling’ new Ofsted regime
The headline news is our strike ballot over funding and pay. It opens on 3 October (by email, not post, as the law has changed) and closes on 15 December. Teachers in maintained schools in England are being asked to vote Yes to save education.
The aim of this model policy on special leave is to provide a framework that schools can adopt to enable employees to request reasonable time off for a variety of personal, domestic, family, civic and public duties that impact on their working lives.
The aim of this model policy on disability is to provide a framework that schools can adopt to provide disabled employees with reasonable paid time off work for reasons related to their impairment.
The aim of this model policy on disciplinary procedures is to provide a framework that schools can adopt to help and encourage all employees to achieve and maintain appropriate standards of behaviour and conduct.