Dave Brinson: Executive Report
Dave Brinson is the National Executive member for District 21 of the NUT, covering Kent, East Sussex, Medway and the city of Brighton and Hove. This site allows for regular updates on his work in this capacity.
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Could you be an NUT Learning Rep ?
Union Learning Reps in school can work alongside school representatives to support members and promote learning with the NUT. Union Learning Representatives (ULRs) play a key role in recruiting and...
Dave on the Road !
As Executive member for Kent, East Sussex, Brighton and Hove and the Medway towns, I have been trying to visit as many local Associations to speak to members about the forthcoming campaign.
I have...
Executive Report: May 2nd 2013
The Full Executive met on Thursday 2nd May, at Hamilton House.
The meeting was asked to nominate a new Trustee of the Union, to replace former national treasurer Ann Moran who is standing...
EEPD Committee- National Curriculum
The committee discussed the Department for Education's proposals for the National Curriculum.
The NUT is part of a group of over 100 unions, professional associations, academics and...
EEPD Committee: Supporting leadership members
The committee received a report from the advisory committee for Heads and Deputies. Our Leadership are a highly valued part of our Union- and we should recognise that many Trade Unionists do...
Supply Teachers' Conference: July 6th
It was proposed by Brighton and Hove NUT, East Sussex NUT and Lewes, Eastbourne and Wealden NUT. It had to go through three Annual conference motions- but the NUT will now be hosting its first...
Big shout out for Stoke Rochford
I was at the Stoke Rochford Hall board meeting this week, and my attention was drawn to some marvellous free advertising provided by the Daily Express and Tory Central Office (via a bizarre attack on...
John Blake does not represent this "Labour Teacher" !
Coming back to the office today, and working through the work challenges of the coming term, I had to stop and respond to a remarkably bitter article posted on the Labour Teachers website, from...
Conference Report: Tuesday 2nd April
Conference opened with the debate on Employment Conditions and Rights, and a highly topical motion on Appraisal and Capability policies. Conference strongly reaffirmed its belief that these policies...
Conference Report: Chicago Teacher
Christine Blower often finishes her address to Annual Conference with a music video. Last year we had Billy Bragg singing Woody Gutherie's Union Maid. This year we went up to date, with a track from...
Conference Report: Monday 1st April
Monday started with the Organising and Membership Section of the agenda- with debates about building a unionised workforce in new circumstances- looking at how the Union responds to the challenges...
Conference Report: Sunday 31st March
It is fitting that the International Section of Conference debate was headed by a motion entitled "The Girl Child." Max Hyde of the Executive moved the motion- referring again to Malala...
Conference Report: Sunday Afternoon, 30th March
The afternoon session opened with debate over GCSE and the Secondary Curriculum- reaffirming the Union's commitment to campaigning against EBacc and for an alternative 14-19 system that removed the...
Conference Report: Saturday Morning, 30th March
The session opened with a passionate speech from our new President, Beth Davies. As we would expect of a Welsh colleague, she referred frequently and with pride to her Welsh heritage- opening the...
Conference Report: Friday 29th March
NUT Conference 2013 opened on the afternoon of Good Friday 2013. Outgoing President, Marilyn Harrop, welcomed delegates and guests.
Marilyn was thanked for her year of service to the Union-...
NUT ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2013
The annual conference of the Union will be held this weekend in Liverpool. I will be publishing a daily report of Conference business on this site.
SOLIDARITY with NUT Members at William Parker
NUT Members will be taking strike action at William Parker Sports College in Hastings on Tuesday, in protest at the forced conversion to an Academy, sponsored by the ARK Chain (which does not follow...
Executive Report: March 2013
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ACTION UPDATE
My apologies for not being able to report in full after the last Executive meeting, but it was important to let Christine and Kevin and our brothers and sisters in the NASUWT finalise the plans for...
Government attack on our pay system confirmed- ACT NOW
The Government is pressing ahead with its plans to tear up the national teacher pay system and with its damaging changes to our pensions. Michael Gove wants to dismantle the national pay structure...
