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Banding funding is “flawed and unfair” says NASUWT

Responding to the announcement by Education Minister Leighton Andrews on additional funding which is to be provided to schools which have been placed in Bands 4 and 5, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in Wales, said:

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Banding failing Welsh pupils – NUT Cymru

The school banding system has been a total failure according to Wales’ largest teaching union. NUT Cymru, commenting on the publication of this year’s banding scores, said the system has proved divisive, ill-thought through and not fit for purpose. The Union has also criticised the failure to ensure support is provided for those schools suffering as a result of the Welsh Government’s league table style system.