Mary Bousted: Last News

Teachers’ leaders said schools should consider cancelling sports day events to protect pupils and staff while a heatwave warning is in place next week. The Met Office has issued an amber warning of 'extreme heat' from Sunday, July 17, to Tuesday, July 19, with temperatures expected to climb to 34C in Greater Manchester and 35C in the South East.

Planned strikes for teachers all across England have been called off after the union accepted a 6.5 per cent pay rise.

Teachers in England are to stage fresh strikes in July amid their long-running dispute over pay.

Teachers' leaders today issued a last-ditch plea for crunch talks with ministers to avert this week’s strike.

A teaching union has recommended to its members to reject a new pay offer from the Education Secretary which it labels 'insulting'. The National Education Union has put this recommendation to its members in a ballot, which could lead to more strike action.

Secondary pupils will no longer have to wear masks in classrooms, the Prime Minister has announced.

Gavin Williamson’s master plan to ­reopen schools is set to fail its first big test as thousands of ­pupils return without being tested for coronavirus.

direct to your inboxA teaching union is calling for all schools in Tier 4 areas to close for a fortnight due to the spike in coronavirus infections.The National Education Union’s joint general secretary Dr Mary Bousted said her union will be holding an emergency meeting today (Saturday) to discuss the 'chaos which is engulfing our schools'.She told BBC Breakfast: "Our fear is if we don’t do something now, they’re going to have to be closed for a much longer period later on this month."Yesterday Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced that all London primaries would remain shut on Monday, rather than those in only some boroughs.The daily number of new Covid cases in the UK has topped 50,000 for the past four days, as the country - 

A teaching union has called for all schools to remain closed following a government U-turn on its decision to keep some primaries in London open.

Teachers have suggested spraying pupils with disinfectant at the school gates amid fears of how to enforce social distancing rules among young children.

the current groupings of 15 pupils can be increased to include entire classes when they return in September.

The Government has revised its plans to reopen schools 41 times since May 12 because of errors in judgment, an education union leader has claimed.

The Government has revised its plans to reopen schools 41 times since May 12 because of errors in judgment, an education union leader has claimed.

Teachers have blasted the government's decision to reopen schools next week.