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25/03/2013
Union Passes Vote Of No Confidence In Education Secretary
A vote of no confidence against education secretary, Michael Gove, and the chief inspector of England's schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has been cast by hundreds of school teachers.
The motion was overwhelmingly carried by delegates at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) annual conference, with Gove and Wilshaw described as showing "abject failure to improve education or treat teachers, parents and pupils with respect".
ATL is considered the most moderate of the classroom unions and it is the first time in its history that delegates have passed a motion of no confidence in an education secretary.
Mary Bousted, the ATL general secretary, said Gove and Wilshaw were "sucking the life and hope out of our education system and the teachers who work within it".
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The motion was overwhelmingly carried by delegates at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) annual conference, with Gove and Wilshaw described as showing "abject failure to improve education or treat teachers, parents and pupils with respect".
ATL is considered the most moderate of the classroom unions and it is the first time in its history that delegates have passed a motion of no confidence in an education secretary.
Mary Bousted, the ATL general secretary, said Gove and Wilshaw were "sucking the life and hope out of our education system and the teachers who work within it".
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