Hank Roberts (pictured), incoming president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), also said that government initiatives which are not properly trialled and evidence-based should be boycotted.
In his inaugural speech as president, he also called for the government to remove all asbestos from school buildings.
Mr Roberts, a geography teacher, said: “This September sees the opening of the first free school being run for profit as part of Michael Gove’s plans to privatise the whole of state education and open it all up for companies to make a profit from our schools. Allowing from October unqualified teachers to teach in academies as well as free schools is part of this plan.
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