All state secondary schools will have an elected students council, and student president. The student president, who will need to be at key stage 4, will represent students on the board of governors.
We will remove the guidelines[^4] that force teachers to act as counter-terrorism officers and that stifle free speech within the learning environment.
@yellowgopher - about 9 years ago
Careful here - teachers have a duty of care anyway and that will always include monitoring behaviour! It is a rather stupid additional requirement anyway (we should trust teachers' professionalism) but I'm not sure it makes much difference in reality...!
The OpenPolitics Manifesto
@philipjohn - about 9 years ago
Suggests that the duty on teachers to monitor students for signs of extreme views be removed, after teachers have warned that the impact will stifle free speech.