Yes, I completely agree. They always sell it to teachers as being something we should actually fight for getting, as if a professional body would make the job different.
We need
Education to be controlled by a group of professionals who base reform on sound independent research, not by MPs who won't be around in 3 years when they're stupid reforms fail. Also, they have no vested interest in doing things properly as their own children will never set foot in a state school.
Abolish Ofsted and bring back lea guidance to support failing schools, not sell them off to the highest bidder. Have academies proved they're brilliant? No.
Scrap the links between teachers' pay and children's results.
Make marking solely for the children, not SMT.
That would stop me giving in the resignation letter I've just written.
I've got nearly 20 years of teaching experience, a 2.1 from a RG university and 100% Good/Outstanding lesson observations/PMRs. You'd think it would be worth trying to listen to what teachers like me say. There needn't be a recruitment crisis is someone just listened to us.