Mark Baker, the incoming president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), has voiced his concerns about the fragmentation of the education system and the dangers of basing education policy on “the survival of the fittest”.
Mr Baker took up his post on Monday (September 1) and will lead the union for the next year, representing some 170,000 teachers, headteachers and support staff in schools, colleges and universities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
He said: “More and more children will lose out if education policy continues to be based on the survival of the fittest, with school pitted against school, staff against staff, and parent against parent.
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