Labour Teachers invites all serving teachers who are members of the Labour Party to a meeting with Stephen Twigg. Full details are below. You can book your place via the Labour Teachers website at: http://www.labourteachers.org.uk/blog/2012/04/28/invitation-stephen-twigg-may15/

“Excellent teaching for all” – Stephen Twigg in discussion with Labour Teachers

The Labour Party, under shadow education secretary, Stephen Twigg, is undertaking a number of policy reviews. The curriculum review is being led by Kevin Brennan. You can read the questions posed by Kevin, shadow schools minister, on the SEA blog, 'Education for Everyone' here at: http://educevery.wordpress.com/ . Please respond to us at: socialisteducation@virginmedia.com .

All SEA members are reminded that the deadline for receipt of motions is imminent. Please send all motions for consideration at the annual conference on June 23rd to the General Secretary, Martin Dore at 6 Preston Avenue, London E4 9NL or to: socialisteducation@virginmedia.com by no later than May 15th 2012.

• All SEA members will shortly receive nomination forms in the post for election to the National Executive Committee. If you wish to stand or nominate someone for election to the NEC please return the completed form by no later than 31st March 2012. (Forms will also be available by email to those members who have provided us with their email address and can be returned via email to: socialisteducation@virginmedia.com ).

All SEA members are welcome to attend the policy forum at 1.00pm on Saturday 10th March at the University of London Union. After a change to the constitution last year, we have decided to hold at least one all member policy forum per year to engage with the wider SEA membership. This year we are discussing 'Local Accountability and the Democratic Deficit' with guest speaker, Professor Richard Hatcher of Birmingham City University. Recently Stephen Twigg  has called for evidence-based policy making. We agree.

The SEA is delighted to announce that the Rt Hon David Blunkett MP is to speak at a meeting hosted by the SEA in Committee Room 8 at the House of Commons at 6.00pm on March 14th 2012. He will be joined by Martin Johnson, ATL Deputy General Secretary who will also focus on what is happening to the school and college curriculum in England.

The SEA now has a blog. It's called 'Education for Everyone' and can be found here: http://educevery.wordpress.com/
So, have your say on the educational issues of the day. We want to know what you think.

The SEA NEC agreed the following statement at its January 2012 meeting.

‘An important debate has been initiated about local commissioning of education.

SEA believes that with increased fragmentation, privatisation and marketisation of education and the weakening of Local Authorities’ planning role, there is a growing democratic deficit in the education system. Local people will have less and less say in the shape of the local system.