andm we ll be hearing all about the appeal and we ll be hearing all about the appeal to recruit more bell ringers, in time for the king s coronation. good morning and welcome to bbc news. health secretary steve barclay will meet members of the royal college of nursing today after the union announced it would suspend a planned strike in england next week to enter talks on pay with the government. in a joint statement, both the college and the department of health and social care said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions and producitivity enhancing reforms. government proposals for next year s public sector pay are also being drawn up. the rcn had originally asked for a pay rise of 5% above inflation. it has since said it would be willing to meet the government half way. next week s walk out in england, from the first to the third of march, was set to be the biggest strike so far of this winter s dispute, with half of front line services affect
chemistry teachers, gcse maths class with the maths teachers. we need special assistance for children with special assistance for children with special needs with special needs teachers. we are having real difficulties getting, recruiting and retaining enough staff at the moment. we are taking action to try and get the government to move on that. we want to say to the government and all mps, you cannot imagine a sustainably growing economy where a government doesn t invest in education, where it doesn t invest in the health service, actually. there has to be a sense of investment in our schools and the people who work in them. kevin courtney, joint general secretary for the national education union, thank you for being with us this morning. the headlines on bbc news. the government is meeting officials
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (File photo) MANILA - Senator Win Gatchalian hailed Senate's ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on a landmark measure ensuring accessible education and related services for learners with disabilities. The bicam report on the proposed measure, titled "Instituting a Policy of Inclusion and Services for Learners with Disabilities in Support of Inclusive Education Act," settled disagreeing provisions on Senate Bill 1907 and House Bill 8080. "Ito ang pinakamagandang regalo natin sa mga mag-aaral na may kapansanan at kanilang mga pamilya. Sa pamamagitan ng panukalang batas na ito, matitiyak nating hindi na mapagkakaitan ng edukasyon at mahahalagang mga serbisyo ang ating mga kabataan at mag-aaral na may kapansanan (This is our best gift to learners with disabilities and to their families. Through this proposed bill, we can be assured that they will no longer be deprived of education and important services)," Gatchalian