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Keep Big Brother out of the classroom, says union
Targets, testing, league tables, inspections and increasing use of camera surveillance in classrooms could lead to 'Big Brother watching over schools in the next five years', Julia Neal will tell delegates.
The new president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) will warn of an impending Orwellian education system at the first day of the union's annual conference in Torquay today.
"Teachers will talk about surveillance cameras in classrooms, over-zealous observation of their teaching," Neal will say. "We will hear about teachers delivering a prescriptive curriculum and teaching to the tests in order to secure a good place in the league tables for their schools.
Sourced from: The Guardian
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