NASUWT advises members to avoid alternative SATs arrangements
Date posted: 07 May 2010
NASUWT has advised members to avoid making alternative arrangements to cope with the SATs boycott.
Published by Alison Gamble.
Teaching union NASUWT has advised its members to stay clear of "alternative arrangements" for testing in the light of some headteachers' plans to boycott the Key Stage 2 SATs.
It follows reports that, in some schools where the headteacher is taking boycott action, new measures are being set up instructing staff to take responsibility for administering the 2010 tests and set previous years' SATs papers as top-up tests to replace this year's papers.
However, Chris Keates, general secretary of NASUWT, said it is "unacceptable" for headteachers to provide alterative arrangements, as it negates the point of taking part in the boycott.
"The NASUWT respects the right of any union to make a decision, through a lawful ballot, to take industrial action. However, headteachers who decide to take action must do so on the basis that they accept the consequences," she said.
Ms Keates added that it is "unethical" for heads to expect or instruct their staff to plug the gap, while governing bodies will be warned that they face a formal dispute with the NASUWT if this occurs.
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