The Isle of Wight's Peter Shreeve, who is Assistant District Secretary of the National Education Union, proposed a motion exploring the impact of poverty on coastal education
The NEU say it's 'affordable' for GDST, as the Trust's finances are in 'good health'. Retired and non-retired staff from the school who live on the Isle of Wight joined others at the Portsmouth strike
The Assistant District Secretary of the National Education Union calls for a return to the Government's weekly school absence reports, so schools can be more proactive when emerging trends are seen
The letter from six unions representing education staff urges the government to take immediate and urgent steps to mitigate the risk of Covid transmission in all education establishments
Peter Shreeve says that whilst not yet finalised, there is no doubt that these are cuts to core funding. "They are undesirable cuts and they will hurt"
Mark Chiverton says, "If the Government fails to act quickly to reverse the current drift, there will be yet more unnecessary damage to the education of children and young people"
The percentage of Isle of Wight pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans has risen over the last year five years, but a study warns that many vulnerable pupils are likely to be SEND “under-identified”