The shadow education secretary, Tristram Hunt, wants teachers to take an oath "to help elevate the status of the profession." Unsurprisingly, teachers took to Twitter to rally against the idea.
1. Some targeted politicians and Hunt specifically as the cause of the problem.
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Walk into any staff room nowadays and I'm sure you'll hear lots of oaths. #teacheroath
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I promise to nod sagely at every new and time consuming initiative that will undoubtably be reversed in 18 months time. #TeacherOath
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Is #teacheroath a real policy? Patronising gimmick which does nothing to raise standards or relieve pressure on teachers.
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#teacheroath i solemnly swear follow any education policy dreamt up by whichever government happens to be in power
7. Others used it as an opportunity to highlight how much pressure teachers are under.
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I swear that I will admonish students to eat their lunch while forgoing my own for meetings. #teacheroath
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I pledge to deliver a new GCSE specification in Sept when the politicians sent me the final copy on July 13th #teacheroath
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I hereby solemnly swear to stay at the table and eat all of my Sunday lunch before bed time #teacheroath
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Mr Hunt, my #teacheroath to you is unprintable.
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Forget emphasizing the "moral calling and the noble profession of teaching" with an oath. Pay it the salary it deserves. #TeacherOath
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I pledge to work with children in a school never properly clean because it uses overworked and underpaid cleaners #teacheroath
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That new Teacher Oath in full: