Welcome
ATL president Hank Roberts introduces this issue of Report
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Report April 2013
Features
Can you hear us, Mr Gove?
General secretary Mary Bousted opened ATL's Annual Conference in Liverpool by taking education secretary Michael Gove to task, a theme that members continued throughout the three-day event.
ATL Conference motions and debates
Delegates spoke and voted on issues from pay to porn
Looking to a new dawn
In his keynote speech, ATL president Hank Roberts highlighted how wider economic problems were having a detrimental effect. School budgets for equipment had been slashed, he said, and the "lifeline" of the Building Schools for the Future programme lost.
Ministers under scrutiny
Education minister David Laws and shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg spoke to delegates before tackling some tough questions
An issue of trust
Report speaks to Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust and the Education Endowment Foundation, about his views of and vision for education. Words by Charlotte Tamvakis
Vote of no confidence
Members passed a vote of no confidence in the Secretary of State for Education and Ofsted's chief inspector at Conference — and many of you have strong views on this issue
Join the debate
Pay becoming pointless
Schools are being encouraged to behave like football clubs, says Martin Freedman, head of ATL's pay, conditions and pensions department, as he appraises the government's performance on pay
Singing the praises of song
Trainer, music animateur and educator Katherine Zeserson champions the benefits of singing in the classroom and reminds us why one of Britain's greatest cultural traditions should not be lost
Scotland
Celebrating creativity and imagination
Wales
The future delivery of education services in Wales
Northern Ireland
New moves will protect the teaching profession
Help and advice
Your school premises
Staff and pupils spend a large proportion of the day on school premises, so it is important to ensure school buildings and playing areas are safe to use and fit for purpose, as ATL solicitor Kehinde Adeogun explains
