Peter Shreeve from the National Education Union believes the mobile phone ban in schools should extend to the House of Commons too, so elected members can concentrate on learning and listening
This reader asks how those working in the public services can deliver what they've been trained for when so many environments appear dysfunctional and overwhelmed by challenges?
The NEU say that to accept this offer would ensure nothing happens to address the decades of below-inflation pay increases making them the worst paid teachers in the UK
The NEU is awaiting a reasonable offer from the government to pause action, following similar increases offered in Scotland and Wales, and to negotiate in good faith
Assistant District Secretary of the National Education Union on the Isle of Wight leads striking teachers in a re-imagined version of Pete Seeger's "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" to call for education reform and address teacher retention issues
The National Education Union (NEU) has grown by 34,000 new members in 11 days following a ballot announcement, with many based on the Isle of Wight supporting the upcoming day of action
Peter Shreeve said, "We wanted to listen to the concerns of these staff and found amazing similarity to those of education support staff and teachers. Frustration that they cannot do the job that they love, for which they trained"