Open letter criticises political interference in curriculum and ‘increasingly irrational and punitive system of inspection’The Monty Python star Terry Jones and the bestselling authors Michael Holroyd and Michael Rosen are among the signatories of an open letter condemning teachers’ workload,which they say is being exacerbated by political interference and an “irrational and punitive system of inspection”.
The letter to the Guardian, signed by hundreds of writers, or teachers and education professionals,calls on the government to reform inspection and accountability in order to allow teachers to “devote their energies to teaching and learning”.
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Source: theguardian.com