The Isle of Wight Council is concerned over the editorial titled ‘Does Democracy Count?’ which is due to be published in the forthcoming March versions of the Isle of Wight Beacon magazine.
It makes reference to the education reforms.
Parts of the article are factually incorrect despite the council highlighting these errors to The Beacon’s management team prior to its publication.
Of particular concern in the article is the claim that there will be universal teaching job losses which is not true.
The council has always maintained there will not be large teacher redundancies and the majority of teachers will be deployed and will continue to teach.
Articles containing false information create uncertainty amongst the Island’s public and teaching profession during what is an important period for the future of our education system.
