DfE warns teachers against expressing 'political views'

Campaigners raised fears that the government wanted to ‘gag’ teachers in England over the issue of resources.Headteachers and teaching unions have said they will defy any attempts by the Department for Education to block legitimate criticism, after it issued advice warning teachers in England against expressing “political views”.A revision issued on Wednesday to the DfE’s document entitled Staffing and employment advice for schools – billed as departmental adv