Union says, "Hopefully the Secretary of State will realise by next year, that a curriculum driven by tests, especially for younger pupils, was never the way to improve things"
This letter writer says of the Prime Minister, "Dithering is making the situation worse for schools, pupils, staff and the communities, in which they live"
National Education Union is informing members that they have the right to work in safe conditions which do not endanger their health, meaning they do not have to be available to take full classes from Monday
Whilst not heroes in the classical sense, education staff have shown resilience and courage, performing repeated selfless acts for the common good. They were thanked with chocolates or flowers last week
Peter Shreeve says the “Government has done nothing to reduce class sizes to reduce transmission networks” and worries that the Isle of Wight is heading the same way as Hull
The National Education Union says schools have been given inadequate advice - more often than not delivered at the last minute - and with no additional funding
Peter Shreeve from the NEU says their expectations on government appear to be set far too high. "After all, if you could relatively easily ensure that pupils didn’t go to bed hungry, why wouldn’t you?"
The National Education Union is asking people to sign an open letter to Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, calling on him to eradicate holiday hunger by providing Free School Meals (FSM) to all children who need them over the school holidays