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Golden Handcuffs 'Grossly Unfair'

22 January 2009

Union leaders have said plans to introduce £10,000 "golden handcuffs" for teachers who are prepared to work in England's toughest schools are "grossly unfair". Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, has warned that the proposals, which are part of the Government's New Opportunities White Paper on boosting social mobility and improving the chances of children from disadvantaged backgrounds, would be counterproductive. She said: "It will be grossly unfair to the teachers who already work in those schools, and risks damaging morale and creating divisions between staff. We have yet to see any evidence it will work." The Government said the plans would encourage teachers to stay at a school for a three years reducing the high turnover rate usually experienced in difficult secondary schools. As a result it believes the stability will increase the chances of future success for the pupils. But instead Christine Blower, acting general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, argued that if the Government wants to attract teachers to the most difficult schools, the "punitive" threat of special measures should come to an end. Copyright © Press Association 2009

 

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