Teacher Morale (Hansard, 5 July 2001)

§ 24. Dr. Spink
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action is being taken to improve teacher morale. [894]

§ Mr. Timms
A broad range of action being taken will help to improve teacher morale. These include improvements in the pay, status and working conditions of teachers, backed by real-terms increases in funding for schools and measures giving greater automony to successful schools and greater support for schools in more challenging circumstances.

§ 25. Mr. Amess
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she last met representatives of the National Union of Teachers to discuss teacher morale. [896]

§ Mr. Timms
My right hon. Friend met representatives of the National Union of Teachers, together with representatives of all the main teacher unions, on 2 May and discussed issues related to teacher morale and the setting up of an independent study into teachers' workloads.