Devolving Teachers' Pay and Conditions Is Not in the Best Interests of Students ; the Political Spat Over Teachers' Pay and Conditions Is Likely to Rumble On Beyond the Assembly Elections in May. Gareth Jones, Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders Cymru, Gives His View

Western Mail › March 24, 2011

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PRE and post referendum, a recurring question is whether the pay and conditions for teachers should be devolved to become the responsibility of the National Assembly.

All but one of the seven teacher unions, including ASCL Cymru, and the Welsh Assembly Government have stated quite clearly that such a move would not be in the best interests of the students of Wales.

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Devolving Teachers' Pay and Conditions Is Not in the Best Interests of Students ; the Political Spat Over Teachers' Pay and Conditions Is Likely to Rumble On Beyond the Assembly Elections in May. Gareth Jones, Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders Cymru, Gives His View

One can expect the politics of envy to lead to media headlines drawing parallels between teachers' pay and banker bonuses.

Is it merely a case of self interest on the part of teachers or is there logic in the stro...

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