Teachers must be seen not only as schoolmasters but also as mentors, who can give their pupils psychosocial support.
The rally was jointly organised by the NUT and National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) trade unions.
Perhaps the only ones who truly enjoy the event are the schoolmasters.
The attack was made by Nigel de Gruchy, general secretary of the second biggest teachers' union, the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers.
The survey, carried out by the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), found that 73% disagreed with linking payments to pupil performance.
"I'm very concerned that individual pupils will suffer as a result of this, " said Mr O'Kane, general secretary of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers.
The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers said on Monday that 53% of its members voted Labour in 1997, but only 42% would do so next time.
Nigel de Gruchy, the general secretary of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women teachers said it was "more privatisation, tempered only by more central and bureaucratic control".
Representatives from the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers Cymru (NASUWT), the teachers union UCAC and the society for Welsh education CYDAG all gave evidence to the committee.
The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) says it is "profoundly sceptical" of the need for change and the National Union of Teachers remains unconvinced by the proposals.
The Easter weekend will see delegates from the National Union of Teachers (NUT) meeting in Liverpool, while the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) is holding its annual conference in Bournemouth.
But Nigel de Gruchy, general secretary of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers said that, although those who passed were to be congratulated, having a GCSE in maths ought to be enough.
She told a National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) conference in Birmingham she had received "numerous complaints" about the way new data designed to show children's progress was being used by inspectors.
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The "cover to contract" campaign, by members of the National Union of Teachers and the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers, is in protest at what the unions call a crisis in teacher recruitment.
David McLetchie asked the first minister whether he would agree with the comments of the president of the National Association of Schoolmasters who say education for the majority is being seriously hampered by the bad behaviour of a minority.
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