Isle of Wight NEU District

More pupils are being suspended, more frequently and for longer creating unintended long-term consequences. If the present Government fails to fully act, this crisis of lost learning will become the present government’s lasting legacy. onthewight.com/isle-of-wight-… @IWNEU

This is good news. Huge congratulations to our former joint GS @MaryWBousted. It's good to have such a champion for education nominated, and Baroness Bousted has quite a ring to it.

Another unfunded pay rise for teachers. How can Island schools be expected to pick up this shortfall without cuts? Bah! Humbug! @IWNEU

Sir Peter Lampl, Founder of the Sutton Trust and of the Education Endowment Foundation is clear: ‘the talent of so many youngsters is being wasted’. Time to fund education properly, if we want to stop this waste. onthewight.com/funding-shortf… @IWNEU

Interview from That's TV 17/10 just uploaded. At risk primary schools = One influential consequence of sustained underfunding by central government x.com/TTVSolent/stat… @IWNEU

We can all embrace this Budget spirit of ‘Can we fix it?’. But considering what is actually needed, many young people will have left education by the time this and subsequent budgets fix the foundations. onthewight.com/neu-assistant-… @IWNEU

If schools do close, we could ensure our well qualified staff — support and teaching — are guaranteed a post in another school. By doing so, we could bring class sizes down and create a more successful, education system. onthewight.com/strategies-to-… @IWNEU

Commons Library research paper says: Food banks “are intended as a temporary provision to supply emergency food.” In contrast, the Trussell Trust provides “emergency food and support to people locked in poverty”. Which is it: ‘temporary’ or ‘permanent’? @IWNEU @NoChildBehindUK

Six Island primary schools face closure as council warns of 'difficult decisions' countypress.co.uk/news/24562390.…

Ofsted judgements: A one-phrase approach created the means to rapidly scandalize or glorify a school. "Government will prioritise rapidly getting plans in place to improve". Let's hope for more than just plans. onthewight.com/neus-assistant… @IWNEU

Press obsessed with highest A-level grades results. Success is needed by all students, not just those with the top results. National Education Union hopes for a reformed education system fit for future students (onthewight.com) @IWNEU

The teacher pay announcement is overdue. Heads need to plan their budgets, so we've written to @bphillipsonMP asking her to release the STRB report immediately. Govt must urgently address the crisis in recruitment & retention in our schools & colleges. neu.org.uk/campaigns/pay-…

🧵🚨 Joint education unions have written to @BPhillipsonMP expressing deep concern over United Learning Trust’s proposal to encourage teachers to opt out of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.

Still undecided? Who said? “Nobody elects a divided party. Arguably weak leadership, sleaze, a poorly run campaign, not enough emphasis made on the economy, employment, health and education reforms, mismanagement of crises”. onthewight.com/letter-condemn… @IWNEU

For future children’s well-being, let’s abolish sound bite pious promises, particularly those of the last 14 years. Let all parties commit to ensuring every school is properly funded and every child has the professional support needed to thrive. onthewight.com/neu-calls-for-… @IWNEU

Teaching workforce grows by just 259 as recruitment stalls schoolsweek.co.uk/teaching-workf…

Whenever listening to members or visiting an Isle of Wight school, one thing is clear: inadequate funding is impacting heavily on education provision and the situation is worsening. onthewight.com/national-educa… @IWNEU

In Bleak House Dickens wrote, ‘It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.’ Our July MPs will be these great individuals. They must challenge this ‘melancholy truth’ and invest in free school meals! onthewight.com/national-poll-… @IWNEU @MariB_NEU

If you value education, vote for education. Let’s give children the education they deserve. Let’s give Island society the full benefits that education brings. onthewight.com/education-at-b… @IWNEU