The government won’t be banning members of the British National Party from getting jobs as teachers.
This follows an inquiry from Maurice Smith, an ex-chief inspector of schools, who said a ban would be “taking a very large sledgehammer to crack a minuscule nut”.
The teachers’ union, the Nasuwt, which had called for a ban, said it was “a golden opportunity squandered.”
Maybe. But I’m sure they can come up with other ways of putting teachers out of work if they really put their mind to it.
Join the ban wagon
I’m not really keen on bans. But it has become a national obsession since 1997, so…if I was asked whom to ban from teaching…
I’d go for banning the SWP myself.
Yes, I know it has hardly any members.
Working party
And most of them don’t work.
But a lot of those that do seem to have jobs at schools, or in the teaching unions.
And their influence is much more intellectually damaging to children.