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Teacher Quitting Over ‘Damaging’ Policies Sends Open Letter To Gove
A TEACHER of 14 years published a scathing letter to Michael Gove yesterday saying she was quitting her job because of his “damaging” policies.
Lucy Fey was hailed by other teachers after she said on social media she was leaving her primary school job over the government’s “huge” pressure on staff as well as pupils.
She said that the Education Secretary’s reforms allowed children “little time to be children.
“How will all those talented people who are not necessarily ‘academic’ excel in their different industries if they were not given the opportunity to hone their skills throughout their education?”
She said: “I handed my notice in last week. I can’t do this to them anymore.”
Ms Fey argued that a narrow curriculum and increasing formal examination is leaving many young children traumatised.
The letter, now seemingly deleted from activist Facebook group Teacher Roar, also explained how teachers are made to work as councillors and social workers without pay or training.
National Union of Teachers general secretary Christine Blower said that Mr Gove’s policies are “destroying teachers’ careers and lives and ruining education.”
According to Ofsted 40 per cent of teachers quit in the first year of their career.
Source: http://rinf.com/alt-news/uk-news/teacher-quitting-damaging-policies-sends-open-letter-gove/
