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Isle of Wight’s Peter Shreeve named ‘Officer of the Year’ for education union
Having taught on the Island for 20 years, Mr Shreeve might have been your teacher or if you work in education he may have assisted you in his capacity as an officer for the National Education Union
Peter Shreeve, presently active as the Assistant District Secretary for the NEU on the Isle of Wight was recently named Southeast Region Officer of the Year. Due to Covid restrictions, the certificate could not be awarded in person at the Easter National Conference and arrived in the post.
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Concerns expressed at Government plans to stop face coverings in secondary schools
Twenty leading scientists have joined with educational unions, parents and students to write to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson about the plans
Today (Tuesday), a coalition of nearly 20 scientists joined with educational unions, including NEU, UNITE, UNISON, GMB, NASUWT, and 400 parents, and students and have written to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to express concern at reported Government plans to stop requiring children to wear face coverings in secondary school classrooms in England from 17th May.
The letter to Government warns:
153,000 children and school staff in the UK could already be suffering with Long Covid.
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By Lucy Morgan Audience and Content Editor
Covid: Do more before Isle of Wight schools go back call The Isle of Wight NEU s Peter Shreeve has accused the government of failing to learn lessons , after the Prime Minister announced that schools will fully reopen from March 8. The move is part of a four-step roadmap to leave lockdown, but it only applies to English schools. According to a member of the UK Government’s Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies (SAGE), sending all children of all age groups back to school on March 8 is likely to increase the Covid R rate to around 1 .