Tony Blair this week turned his back on the school his party once cherished. Jon Slater and Warwick Mansell report from Blackpool
THE Association of Teachers and Lecturers hired a juggler to highlight how teachers juggle too many jobs. But the balls were met with suspicion by security and the Equity-member entertainer had no conference pass. Luckily for hassled ATL stall staff the “balls” were novelty stress-relievers. Meanwhile at the NASUWT stall delegates were invited to try “reduce teacher workload” yo-yos.