TES Readers’ Manifesto
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TES Readers’ Manifesto
https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/tes-readers-manifesto
* Allow teachers to create an imaginative and engaging curriculum tailor-made for the pupils they teach
* Reduce the number of tests, which erode enthusiasm for learning
* Scrap league tables, which force schools to become exam factories and narrow their curricula Give schools the resources they deserve
* Ensure no teacher has to work in dilapidated, overcrowded classrooms
* Provide textbooks and computers for every child, laptops for every teacher and interactive whiteboards for every class that wants them
* Reduce class sizes to allow teachers to spend more time with every student, and ensure the workforce agreement is funded and implemented in full Respect teachers as professionals
* Ensure no teacher has to deal with violence, criminality or persistent disruption to classes
* Cut paperwork and marking to give staff a reasonable work-life balance and offer pay that reflects the importance of the job
* Stop the attack on teachers’ pensions and keep the retirement age at 60
* Reduce the pace of change and end the overload of short-lived new initiatives
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