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ATL on DCSF plans for education spending cuts
9 March 2010
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
"Using the recession-generated increase in teacher training applicants as an excuse to cut bursaries for those wanting to teach some shortage subjects is like dismantling the roof when the weather is fine. When the weather gets bad, the roof will have to be built again from scratch.
"We heartily endorse the decision to cut back on DCSF consultants, it's about time the government stopped lining consultants' pockets."
Notes to editors
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) is an independent, registered trade union and professional association, representing approximately 160,000 teachers, headteachers, lecturers and support staff in maintained and independent nurseries, schools, sixth form, tertiary and further education colleges in the United Kingdom.
ATL exists to help members, as their careers develop, through first rate research, advice, information and legal advice.
ATL is affiliated to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) and Education International (EI). ATL is not affiliated to any political party and seeks to work constructively with all the main political parties.