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| Gove no confidence motion passed by teaching union ATL | Gove no confidence motion passed by teaching union ATL |
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| Teachers have passed a motion of no confidence in Education Secretary Michael Gove and the chief inspector of England's schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw. | Teachers have passed a motion of no confidence in Education Secretary Michael Gove and the chief inspector of England's schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw. |
| Both are accused by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers of failing to improve education and not treating teachers or parents with respect. | Both are accused by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers of failing to improve education and not treating teachers or parents with respect. |
| The vote of no confidence was passed overwhelmingly by 300 delegates at the ATL's annual conference in Liverpool. | The vote of no confidence was passed overwhelmingly by 300 delegates at the ATL's annual conference in Liverpool. |
| It is understood to be first time the union has passed such a motion. | |
| Mr Gove has angered teachers over the past year with changes to their pay and pensions and to the national curriculum and exams. | |
| Jean Roberts, a teacher from inner London, told the conference that the pressure the two men were putting on staff was "horrendous" and that it was time to say: "Enough was enough. | Jean Roberts, a teacher from inner London, told the conference that the pressure the two men were putting on staff was "horrendous" and that it was time to say: "Enough was enough. |
| "I have no confidence in Gove or Wilshaw - if any of us behaved towards pupils in this way, we would be sacked." | "I have no confidence in Gove or Wilshaw - if any of us behaved towards pupils in this way, we would be sacked." |
| But one delegate, Jesse Ratcliff from Lincolnshire, urged caution, saying the unions should wait until the general election to voice their concerns. | |
| 'Blood brothers' | |
| Speaking after the vote was passed, ATL general secretary Dr Mary Bousted said: "Michael Gove and Sir Michael Wilshaw are like blood brothers with a pact to suck the life and hope out of our education system and the teachers who work within it." | |
| Dr Bousted said teachers felt demoralised and "do not see the reality of Mr Gove and Sir Michael's criticism and constant denigration in the work that they do." | |
| "When you've tried your hardest and you keep being ignored then, in the end, you lose confidence and that's what conference has overwhelmingly said today." | |
| Earlier, in her speech to conference, Dr Bousted launched a stinging attack on Mr Gove and his "wrong-headed" policies. | |
| She said it was her duty to "castigate the man who is undermining everything we stand for". | |
| In a survey of 996 members, 91% rated Mr Gove's overall performance as a D - or a fail for the purposes of school league tables. | |
| The survey, which gauged ATL members' opinion of his policies since he took office in 2010, saw 70% give him a U for his policy decision allow schools to hire unqualified staff. | |
| Rushing through legislation to allow schools to convert to academy status was graded a D or below by 91% of respondents. | |
| And his vision for schools and school buildings was given a U by 48% of those surveyed. |