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Tackling poverty and disadvantage in schools through the empowerment of teachers and illuminating the local.

The NEU is opposed to the academisation of our schools, whether through forced or voluntary conversion.

The Phonics Screening Check promotes school accountability, not a love of reading.

When 4- & 5-year-olds should be settling into school, they are unnecessarily tested.

The revised early learning goals of the EYFSP narrow the curriculum and undermine the role of early years in education.

We need reform of our assessment and exams systems to make them fit for the future.

In Year 4, children sit a test on their times tables.

Many other organisations are calling for change. It is essential that Government listens to them.

There is now more primary and early years assessment than ever. English children are among the most tested in the world.

Maintained nursery schools (MNS) are under threat of closure due to chronic underfunding by the Government.

A high quality early years education improves the lives of children, has a positive impact on their future educational attainment and contributes towards social equality.

High staff-to-child ratios help learning and keep children safe.