'Moving a few weeks of holiday around is moving the deckchairs on the Titanic' says NASUWT Cymru
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Totally agree with Dr Roach.

Kathleen Steelandt received the Annie Higdon award today at #NEU2024

The award is given in recognition and celebration of work to challenge sexism and engage women in the union movement.
'I accept this award on behalf of all the women in the union.'

Congratulations Kathleen 👏

The poor state of some schools is an issue for many of us in Wales too. Indeed, I have worked in buildings with black mould and now know of members who are affected by it today.

“We have windows in the library that don’t open and we also have windows that don’t close. There is little ventilation in the space.” - Teacher

“My room has black mould and has been flooding each time it rains heavily.” - Teacher #NEU2024
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“Referral times for very serious issues are a joke. CAMHS hugely underfunded/short staffed. You can refer someone in Year 8/9, and they won’t see anyone until they’ve left school!” - Teacher #NEU2024

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Conference was honoured to present Julia Waters with the Anne & Fred Jarvis award today at #NEU2024

The award was made in recognition of her campaign to reform Ofsted following the death of her sister Ruth Perry.

'This award is not for me, it's for Ruth.'

Not sure why Estyn need a PR manager to enhance their brand image when teachers and support staff are being made redundant, NEU Cymru NASUWT

Bricks and mortar don’t make a child centred approach #SaveMNS National Education Union #NEU2024

Day one of National Education Union conference 2024. Proud to be down to propose our NEU Independent Sector motion tomorrow. Heard many inspiring speeches already. We are the NEU. #InvestInEducation #NEU2024

Two in five (41%) teachers describe their workload as “unmanageable,” in a new National Education Union survey.

Schools just don’t have the funds to recruit more staff. 1 in 5 teachers leave the profession with 2 years of qualification. Government is predicted to miss its own target again for a…

It's an absolute honour to award Professor Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney lifetime memberships for their years of leadership and guidance at #NEU2024

The National Education Union owes you a debt for your service – THANK YOU 👏

And we're off!

Starting with a fantastic speech from Emma Rose 🧡 our National President and honorary membership for our very own Kevin Courtney and Professor Mary Bousted

🗳️Motion 9 on Ofsted has been adopted ✅

#NEU2024 unanimously agrees to #AbolishOfsted .

We must fight for an alternative to school accountability that is supportive, effective and fair.

The inspectorate's time is up! It's time to #LetTeachersTeach

In BBC Radio 4 Today Daniel Kebede says he doesn’t want to pre empt tmrw conference debate but feeling is strong - with recruitment for secondary teachers far below the numbers needed. He points out the pay review body is given its remit by government

Wishing all delegates the best for #NEU2024 .

There is such a packed agenda as we debate the key issues in education.

One thing is certain from discussions with delegates as they arrived yesterday. The profession are crying out for change.

This is preliminary, but the facts speak for themselves.

Hundreds of thousands of members have voted.

Mass discontent remains within the profession.

Government should take notice and take urgent steps to tackle the crisis in education.

Conference meets shortly.

Teachers indicative ballot results are in… 👇🏻

Wales' education reforms not working and need to be halted, explosive report on falling standards finds tinyurl.com/bdh48k3c

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We’d like to hear about your experiences take part in our survey and have your say!

Closes 1 March
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