secondary and middle
NUT's response to the UCAS consultation on Admissions
This NUT response outlines its concerns that making major changes to the HE application system as described in the proposals merits further consideration before such changes are made.
The NUT's response to the key policy changes to the school admissions code of practice -2011
NUT response-DFE Consultation on Study Progs
‘This NUT response argues for a coherent 14-19 system of education that integrates the strengths of existing qualifications and o a broadly – based curriculum for all students having access to vocational learning as well to the arts, humanities, science ,technology, and modern foreign languages.
NUT response to the OFQUAL consultation on GCSE reform
This response outlines the NUT’s opposition to GCSE changes which include – a requirement that GCSE courses should become available solely on a linear basis and without the opportunity for candidates to re-sit units and that certain subjects should include an element of assessment for grammar, spelling and punctuation’.
Position statement MFL in secondary schools
The purposes of the statement is to provide members with the NUT’S position statement on the status of MFL in both primary and secondary education’.
The NUT's response to the review of vocational education
This policy document outlines the NUT's response to the review of vocational education. A summary of the document precedes the main document.
Subject Level Descriptors, Primary and Secondary General Comments
This document formed part of the response to the QCA Consultation on the proposals to change the primary curriculum.
14-19 Education - A joint Policy statement by the National Union of Teachers and the University and College Union.
The secondary curriculum – NUT information and advice
An additional professional day for schools! This leaflet summarises the changes for the new Secondary Curriculum which will be introduced from September 2008.
The NUT’S Response to the DCSF consultation‘ Raising Expectations, Enabling the System to Deliver’.
This response outline the nut’s view that it has sought consistently for the return of local democratic control of 14-19 provision to local authorities. In this the response the nut argues for an audit to take place to ascertain the capacity of local authorities to take on the strategic role of commissioning 14-19 funding and to deliver the2013 14-19 entitlement.
Promoting achievement, valuing success: a strategy for 14-19 qualifications
This policy response emphasises the NUT’s 14-19 policy which calls for a coherent unified system of 14-19 qualifications system. The Union has long-campaigned for a single Diploma structure.
The NUT’s Response to ,’RAISING Expectations Staying in Education and Training Post-16’
This consultation is the response to the government’s consultation on extending the compulsory system of education post-16. The NUT argues that whilst increasingpost-16 participation is a crucial part of increasing levels of the workforce, any focus on sanctions and criminalisation for failing to participate would be counter-productive.
An Education System for the 21st Century
Which Way Forward? A comparative review of the Government’s White Paper, Higher Standards: Better Schools for All, the Education and Inspections Bill, and the NUT’s education statement, bringing down the barriers.
Pathbreaking NUT strategy to Bring Down the Barriers
14-19 Bringing down the barriers
Lifelong education is vital to both our society and the economy. For any system of 14-19 education to be successful it must meet the needs and aspirations of all young people.









