National Education Union members from Stonyhurst College are striking today about their pension contributions rising. The teachers at the Catholic boarding school set up a picket line from 7.30am to 9.30 in the the first of six days of action. A teacher who asked not to be named said: “The headteacher John Browne and governors have repeatedly ignored us, betrayed us and exploited us, and we’ve had enough. “Taking away our teachers’ pension, or making us take a big salary drop, is not acceptable. “Enough is enough.” The school states that mandatory increase in the Teachers Pensions Scheme which came into force in September 2019 requires a 43 per cent increase in employer contributions – at a cost of £320,000 a year.
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HRH The Prince of Wales
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The Prince of Wales has shown his support for Catholics and Christians around the world through his contribution to this year’s Easter Meditation at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire.
The Prince recites the poem God’s Grandeur, by the distinguished Jesuit poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins, that speaks powerfully of a promise of renewal – for the physical world in which we live, but also for our spiritual lives.
This poem, written almost a hundred and fifty years ago, encourages people to see God in all things, offering a brighter future. The Easter Meditation is made up of three sections (nocturnes), with poetry and scripture, prayer, reflection and music. The film also includes precious artefacts housed in Stonyhurst’s museum that include The Holy Thorn (from the Crown of Thorns), which once belonged to Mary Queen of Scots, on loan from the Jesuit Province of Great Britain.