SWTUC Regional Secretary Ines Lage opens SW Regional Council Annual Conference 2024, talking about the amazing activity across the region in the last year. TUC South West

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*Dates for the morning diary*
NEU members have spoken…
City Academy picket line BS5 9JH
Tues 23rd April, Tues 30th,
Weds 1st May, Tues 7th, Weds 8th, Thurs 9th
Come before work and show your solidarity

#solidarity #picketline #morning #edutwitter

The sights and sounds from this year’s National Education Union conference in Bournemouth. Thousands of delegates, representing hundreds of schools and districts, came together to discuss issues facing our members and make decisions on how to make education better for educators…

Have you seen this year's poster and lineup yet? Its gonna be a juicy one - and this is just the music, wait until you see our speaker sessions! 🔥

What an incredible few days at National Education Union conference, putting Devon on the map. Two amazing delegations from Devon&Torbay, inc. South West Officer of the Year, Alice Derby, first time speaker Camilla Simpson, and a whole powerhouse of activists. We are proud to be #neu ✊💪

Following a fantastic few days of debate and voting #NEU2024 heard from Daniel Kebede.

“Let me say what a privilege it is to stand before you as your General Secretary.

“A union that proudly believes if you are in the building, you should be in the union”

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Daniel Kebede 'If this government has failed on assessment, accountability and curriculum, what have they achieved in regards to child poverty and wellbeing?

'700,000 more children live in poverty today than when this Government came to power in 2010' Daniel Kebede #NEU2024

Daniel Kebede 'Conference, not one of these promises has been met.

'Rather than being based upon evidence and best practice this has been one of the most ideologically driven governments' Daniel Kebede #NEU2024

Our General Secretary Daniel Kebede giving a fantastic speech on the closing morning of #NEU2024 conference

“This must change. We need to see a serious injection of new money into projects that will regenerate the school estate and ensure that asbestos, RAAC and time spent learning in Portacabins are a thing of the past.” - Daniel Kebede #NEU2024
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Welcome to day 4 at Bournemouth - our final day of debate.

We have lots of important business to finish off, before we hear from our general secretary Daniel Kebede

As always, you can follow the action across our socials using the hashtag #NEU2024

We were honoured to hear from Prof Julia Waters, sister of Ruth Perry, this morning at #NEU2024

We must reform Ofsted to ensure no other educator suffers as Ruth did, due to the inspection regime.
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Paul Nowak, Trades Union Congress general secretary spoke today at #NEU2024 .

Support staff delegates staged a peaceful protest during his speech, calling on the TUC to back bargaining rights for support staff.

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🧵“Today, the NEU put this Government, and any new Government that follows it, on notice. We will move to a formal strike ballot in England and Wales if and when necessary to save our schools and colleges. Education is on its knees, struggling to cope with a crisis never seen…

In a new NEU survey, one in three (37%) told us their mental health is also being affected by the current inspection system.

There must be a significant change. School inspection in its current form is a risk to school leaders’ health and well-being. #NEU2024

Teachers’ autonomy has been reduced by an education system that stops teachers from being ‘the educators they want to be’, says National Education Union president Emma Rose 🧡 at #NEU2024
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NEU South West Region Alice Derby Well deserved!!

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 👏

Fantastic start to #NEU2024 Conference.

Congratulations to Alice Derby on her award for SW Officer of the Year!

Bournemouth 02.04.24 🌴

anyway, this happened today… 🥳