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Teachers hold strike vote in pension row
Schools are facing strike action after a traditionally moderate teaching union decided to vote on industrial action for the first time in 31 years. The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) is preparing a strike ballot over planned changes to the profession's pension scheme. Chancellor George Osborne is demanding a 3.4 per cent increase in contributions by 2014.
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Could the success of The King's Speech boost efforts to help children with communication difficulties?
She was a quiet baby, and a quiet child. But it was not to an extent that was particularly alarming. I remember sitting in the garden with my husband, saying: 'This time next year, we won't be able to shut her up.'"
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Why is the government not actively supporting the future of University-anchored teacher training?
The Times Education Supplement Survey showed a total of 58 per cent of people would prefer to employ a university-trained newly qualified teacher.
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