Help decide what is debated at NUT Conference 2009

Many classroom teachers will be unclear as to how they can put forward resolutions for debate at the NUT’s Easter Annual Conference. The main way is by making sure their NUT Local Association holds a quorate meeting before November 15th where it can then vote to put forward up to six different motions.
There will be a number of different model motions in circulation from groups such as the STA and CDFU which teachers may want to consider. However, the national Classroom Teacher meeting agreed that we should put forward four motions that we think are of particular importance.
These are:
(1) WORKLOAD, PAY, CLASS SIZES – A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY. This builds on the motions agreed at the 2008 Conference calling on the Union to present a comprehensive claim containing all these three key objectives on pay and conditions – then prepares for national action to win the whole claim.
(2) POLITICAL FUND. This motion calls on the NUT to consider backing trade union or community candidates standing in elections. We could then back, for example, Anti-Academy candidates like those who won council seats in Barrow.
(3) DEMOCRACY IN SCHOOLS. We campaign against Academies and Trusts and call for schools to be run by democratic Local Authorities. This motion explains how we would see education and schools democratically run – involving parents, staff and the local community.
(4) NATIONAL SHOP STEWARDS NETWORK. This motion calls on the NUT to join with the RMT, PCS and others in sponsoring the NSSN, a network which brings together workplace reps to support each others’ disputes and campaigns.

The motions are attached – make sure that any you want to support a submitted in time for your local NUT meeting

DEMOCRACY%20IN%20SCHOOLS%20CT%20FINAL%202009.doc
NSSN%20CT%20FINAL%202009.doc
POLITICAL%20FUND%20CT%20FINAL%202009.doc
WORKLOAD%2C%20PAY%2C%20CLASS%20SIZES%20CT%20FINAL%202009.doc