Press Releases

Voice (Scotland) welcomes free school meals

Thursday 2nd October 2008

Voice welcomes Out and About Package and Quality Badge Scheme

Thursday 2nd October 2008

Special event for East Midlands nannies

Thursday 25th September 2008

Statement on Balls's education speech

Wednesday 24th September 2008

Voice welcomes Brown's computer access scheme

Wednesday 24th September 2008

Voice welcomes SATs science report

Wednesday 24th September 2008

Statement on PM's free childcare pledge

Monday 22nd September 2008

EMF and Health - a Global Issue

Monday 1st September 2008

Comment on apprenticeships for 16 year olds to train as TAs

Monday 4th August 2008

Conference motions 2008

Tuesday 15th July 2008

Press statement on the Steer report

Monday 14th July 2008

Voice raises concerns over TAs and cover

Thursday 19th June 2008

Voice calls for smaller class sizes in Scotland

Thursday 29th May 2008

Statement on excluded pupils

Tuesday 20th May 2008

Voice to host ANA conference

Thursday 15th May 2008

Voice calls for end to “obsessive testing regime”

Monday 12th May 2008

Teachers’ strike update

Monday 28th April 2008

Voice raises concerns about 'nanny cams'

Monday 28th April 2008

Strike action by teachers and other unions in education

Monday 21st April 2008

Voice backs Commissioner's anonymity call

Friday 18th April 2008

Statement on STRB’s 17th Report part 2

Thursday 10th April 2008

Statement on Steve Sinnott

Monday 7th April 2008

Statement on cyber-bullying pledge

Wednesday 26th March 2008

Statement on making teaching a masters level profession

Friday 7th March 2008

Statement on BBC Whistleblower programme on childcare

Thursday 6th March 2008

Statement on BBC Whistleblower programme on childcare

Thursday 6th March 2008

New voice for education and childcare

Thursday 28th February 2008

Statement on ITN report on asbestos

Monday 18th February 2008

Statement on Government's culture pledge

Wednesday 13th February 2008

PAT welcomes latest Primary Review interim reports

Friday 8th February 2008

Statement on Staying Safe Action Plan

Tuesday 5th February 2008

Statement on Annual Childcare Costs survey

Tuesday 29th January 2008

Statement on nanny salaries survey

Wednesday 23rd January 2008

Statement on cookery classes

Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Statement on teachers' pay

Tuesday 15th January 2008

Statement on real-time reporting

Wednesday 9th January 2008

PAT Scotland statement on 2008 pay deal for Scottish teachers

Friday 14th December 2007

Statement on Children's Plan

Tuesday 11th December 2007

Statement on Conservatives' and Clegg's education plans

Tuesday 20th November 2007

Welcome for childcare funding 

Wednesday 7th November 2007

Statement on Queen's Speech proposals to raise the school leaving age

Monday 5th November 2007

New teachers need guaranteed posts to complete their training

Friday 2nd November 2007

Statement on Primary Review's findings on literacy and testing

Friday 2nd November 2007

Statement on Prime Minister's education speech

Wednesday 31st October 2007

PAT gives guarded welcome to wi-fi investigation.

Monday 15th October 2007

PAT welcomes announcement on school support staff

Wednesday 26th September 2007

Statement on cyber bullying guidance

Friday 21st September 2007

PAT Scotland welcomes new officer

Wednesday 19th September 2007

Statement on Education Secretary's Scottish Learning Festival speech

Wednesday 19th September 2007

Professional Nanny of the Year Award 2007: winner announced

Wednesday 1st August 2007

PAT welcomes investment in school sport

Friday 13th July 2007

New curriculum is flexible and progressive

Thursday 12th July 2007

Statement on speech by Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

Tuesday 10th July 2007

PAT WELCOMES  BEHAVIOUR PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT

Friday 6th July 2007

Teaching unions united in demand for pay award to reflect changes in inflation – ASCL, ATL, NASUWT, PAT

Thursday 5th July 2007

PAT SCOTLAND WELCOMES EDUCATION SECRETARY'S SPEECH

Wednesday 20th June 2007

PAT SCOTLAND WELCOMES REPORT ON CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS

Wednesday 30th May 2007

PAT WELCOMES SUPPORT STAFF PAY PLANS 

Thursday 24th May 2007

PAT welcomes numeracy review

Tuesday 15th May 2007

PAT statements on wireless computer networks

Monday 23rd April 2007

UNION LEADER TO VISIT NORTHERN IRELAND

Monday 2nd April 2007

Steve Doo, Professional Officer 

Friday 30th March 2007

PAT welcomes school uniform guidance

Tuesday 20th March 2007

PAT concerned by ‘personalised’ services agenda

Monday 19th March 2007

PAT WELCOMES LANGUAGES REVIEW REPORT

Monday 12th March 2007

Statement on allocating school places by lottery

Wednesday 28th February 2007

STATEMENT ON MISUSE OF MOBILE PHONES IN SCHOOLS

Tuesday 6th February 2007

PAT  WELCOMES STRB REPORT

Tuesday 6th February 2007

PAT  WELCOMES  NEW CURRICULUM

Monday 5th February 2007

NEWLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS ASKED TO TAKE PART IN SURVEY

Friday 2nd February 2007

PAT WELCOMES “BRITISH VALUES” REPORT

Thursday 25th January 2007

PAT  WELCOMES SCHOOL LEAVING AGE PLANS 

Friday 12th January 2007

PAT WELCOMES HMIe REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF A TEACHING PROFESSION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Tuesday 9th January 2007

PAT STATEMENT ON TESTING AND PUPIL HELP

Monday 8th January 2007

PAT STATEMENT ON  2020 VISION REPORT

Thursday 4th January 2007

PAT STATEMENT ON PRIMARY LEAGUE TABLES

Thursday 7th December 2006

PAT SCOTLAND WELCOMES CHARTERED TEACHER REVIEW

Friday 1st December 2006

ACADEMIES AND TRUSTS NOT PANACEA

Thursday 30th November 2006

PAT WELCOMES YEAR OF FOOD AND FARMING IN EDUCATION

Wednesday 29th November 2006

PAT SUPPORTS OUTDOORS LEARNING MANIFESTO

Monday 27th November 2006

PAT WELCOMES OFSTED REPORT

Wednesday 22nd November 2006

UNION  WELCOMES PARENTING EXPERTS BUT CRITICISES “SUPERNANNY” TAG

Tuesday 21st November 2006

PAT STATEMENT ON RESIGNATION OF EDUCATION MINISTER PETER PEACOCK 

Tuesday 14th November 2006

PAT WELCOMES NEW SCOTTISH EDUCATION MINISTER

Tuesday 14th November 2006

PAT’S REACTION TO RATINGS WEB SITES

Monday 13th November 2006

PAT COMMENTS ON IPPR’S YOUTH REPORT

Thursday 2nd November 2006

STATEMENT ON REPORT BY COMMONS PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

Tuesday 17th October 2006

Visit to Wales by PAT General Secretary Philip Parkin and Speech

Tuesday 3rd October 2006

WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE

Monday 2nd October 2006

SCHOOL NURSES AND TEACHERS GET TOGETHER TO STAGE CONFERENCE

Wednesday 27th September 2006

PETER TAKES THE CHAIR

Monday 11th September 2006

National Chairman’s Speechto the PAT Annual Conference 2006, Oxford: Deborah LawsonIntegrate to Educate

Tuesday 1st August 2006

General Secretary’s Speech: PAT Annual Conference 2006, OxfordPhilip Parkin

Tuesday 1st August 2006

PAT WELCOMES GUIDANCE ON “CYBER-BULLYING”

Tuesday 25th July 2006

EUROPEAN EARLY YEARS PROFESSIONALS HEAD FOR DERBY CONFERENCE

Wednesday 12th July 2006

PAT WELCOMES SEN REPORT

Thursday 6th July 2006

PANN WELCOMES NURSERIES' MINIMUM WAGE PROBE AND CALLS FOR A NATIONAL PAY SCALE FOR ALL NURSERY NURSES AND CHILDCARE WORKERS

Tuesday 4th July 2006

PAT STATEMENT ON OFSTED REPORT AND VETTING GUIDELINES CONSULTATION

Tuesday 20th June 2006

PAT STATEMENT ON FISH OIL SUPPLEMENTS 

Monday 12th June 2006

PAT WELCOMES EDUCATION SECRETARY’S RECOGNITION OF FURTHER EDUCATION

Wednesday 7th June 2006

GOVERNMENT NOT LISTENING OVER SCHOOL REFORM

Thursday 25th May 2006

FAIRER SYSTEM FOR APPLYING TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Monday 22nd May 2006

STATEMENT ON "BRITISH VALUES" CLASSES

Monday 15th May 2006

PAT SCOTLAND STATEMENT ON AUDIT SCOTLAND’S MCCRONE REVIEW 

Thursday 11th May 2006

STATEMENT ON NEW EDUCATION SECRETARY

Friday 5th May 2006

PAT WOULD WELCOME MORE SCHOOL BUSES TO CUT SCHOOL RUN

Monday 24th April 2006

PANN URGES CAUTION OVER CLAIMS ABOUT NANNIES' PAY

Wednesday 19th April 2006

PAT STATEMENT ON FURTHER EDUCATION WHITE PAPER

Monday 27th March 2006

PAT WELCOMES BUDGET

Thursday 23rd March 2006

STATEMENT ON ROSE REVIEW REPORT

Monday 20th March 2006

STAFF VIEWS SOUGHT ON WORKFORCE REMODELLING IN SCHOOLS

Wednesday 8th March 2006

PAT WELCOMES NEW VETTING LEGISLATION

Wednesday 1st March 2006

EDUCATION BILL "DEPRESSINGLY FAMILIAR"

Tuesday 28th February 2006

PAT SCOTLAND WELCOMES HMIE REPORT

Tuesday 21st February 2006

PANN WELCOMES CHILDREN'S WORKFORCE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Monday 13th February 2006

PANN STATEMENT ON CHILDCARE COSTS SURVEY

Wednesday 8th February 2006

PAT WELCOMES DISCIPLINE MEASURES

Wednesday 8th February 2006

WHITE PAPER CONCESSIONS NOT ENOUGH

Tuesday 7th February 2006

PAT RAISES ISSUE OF COVER

Friday 27th January 2006

PAT CALLS ON PM TO LISTEN TO CRITICS

Wednesday 25th January 2006

PAT WELCOMES NEW VETTING PROCEDURES

Thursday 19th January 2006

PAT STATEMENT ON REGISTRATION

Monday 16th January 2006

PAT WELCOMES PRIME MINISTER'S PARENTING MEASURES

Tuesday 10th January 2006

PAT WELCOMES NEW GENERAL SECRETARY

Tuesday 3rd January 2006

PAT'S STATEMENT ON TEACHERS' PAY ANNOUNCEMENT

Monday 5th December 2005

PAT WELCOMES CHILD PROTECTION GUIDANCE

Monday 21st November 2005

PAT RECOGNISED AS INVESTOR IN PEOPLE

Monday 21st November 2005

PAT STATEMENT ON FOSTER REVIEW AND FE FUNDING GAP

Wednesday 16th November 2005

PANN STATEMENT ON CHILDCARE BILL

Tuesday 8th November 2005

PANN WELCOMES COMPULSORY CHILDCARE REGISTER

Wednesday 2nd November 2005

STATEMENT ON EDUCATION WHITE PAPER

Tuesday 25th October 2005

PAT WELCOMES SCHOOL DISCIPLINE REPORT

Friday 21st October 2005

PAT SCOTLAND CONCERNED THAT FEWER SCOTS APPLYING TO UNIVERSITY

Wednesday 19th October 2005

PAT WELCOMES SCHOOL FOOD REPORT

Monday 3rd October 2005

PAT WELCOMES GTC REGISTRATION FOR ACADEMY TEACHERS

Thursday 29th September 2005

PAT WELCOMES JUNK FOOD BAN

Wednesday 28th September 2005

PAT STATEMENT ON TRUANCY FIGURES

Wednesday 21st September 2005

WHO WILL INSPECT THE INSPECTORS? PAT CALLS FOR INSPECTION SAFEGUARDS FOR TEACHERS

Monday 12th September 2005

SUPPORT NOT CLOSURE FOR FAILING SCHOOLS

Tuesday 6th September 2005

PPA WILL BENEFIT PUPILS AND STAFF SAYS PAT

Wednesday 31st August 2005

PAT WELCOMES A LEVEL RESULTS

Thursday 18th August 2005

REC AND PANN TAKE FORWARD JOINT STATEMENT ON CHILDCARE POLICY

Friday 29th July 2005

NEW PAT NATIONAL CHAIRMAN

Tuesday 26th July 2005

PAT SCOTLAND CONCERNED BY STUDENT DEBT

Thursday 14th July 2005