Dr Mary Bousted will be talking on the focus of her new book 'Support not Surveillance' (2022) and holding a Q&A with guests.

From the publisher:

Why are so many teachers leaving the profession increasingly early in their careers?
What harm is being done to pupils' educational prospects by persistent teacher shortages?
Why are teachers held uniquely responsible for the effects of poverty on children's progress and attainment?
What are the unintended consequences of rushed government education policy-making?

And what can be done about all of the above?

Supported by the latest international and national evidence, Support Not Surveillance seeks to address these important questions.

Ending on a set of proposals to move beyond the seemingly perennial crisis in teacher recruitment and retention, Support Not Surveillance is an unflinching call to end the failed experiment of government interventionism in classrooms.

About the Speaker

Dr Mary Bousted is joint general secretary of the National Education Union. Mary represents the interests of her members to the government, and to a wide variety of other stakeholders. As the education union, NEU leads the debate on key educational issues with strong policy positions on, for example, assessment and curriculum changes, school accountability and school structures.

Mary contributes regular articles for newspapers and education journals and appears frequently on national media. She sits on the executive committee of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and was a member of the ACAS board. Mary is also an accomplished public speaker and has debated at the Oxford Union.

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Educating Teachers Matters: Support not Surveillance