Idiot Lefty Teacher Watch

More from the NASUWT conference:

Teachers have demanded a halt to the Government's plans for a new generation of faith schools amid warnings that the influence of religious groups in education will fuel social divisions.

The NASUWT union called for a blanket ban on any new state funded single faith schools, despite Tony Blair's support for giving church groups a bigger role.

But delegates at the union's annual conference in Belfast stopped short of backing calls for all existing state funded faith schools to be closed.

Brian Williams, from the union's Cardiff branch, said: "Why should non-religious taxpayers like me fund faith schools?

"Would parents believe their taxes were well spent on a Marxist school?"

No. But I thought our schools already were Marxist, or at least coming pretty close to it. Certainly plenty of the teachers seem to be.

100 Muslim schools are waiting to win approval to join the state sector.

Mr Williams warned that faith schools would lead the country into greater social segregation and potential conflict.

Well, actually I think one particular religion promotes segregation and conflict. Can anyone guess which one it is?

But he said education and religion cannot mix, adding: "Schools are to educate, churches are to indoctrinate.

"We believe in free state education for all without religious ties."

Hmm. No indoctrination in British schools. That is a relief.

Of course, I would be still more relieved if teachers could perhaps focus on such mundane issues as teaching, or ensuring that their pupils don't get raped or murdered in school. These are minor quibbles I know, but surely the teachers could make some time available to discuss them, when they've finished grandstanding over various points of leftist principle?