I've called a union meeting at my school tomorrow. I'm going to propose that we all refuse to go into work next week, even if the govt says we should. It's not safe for us. It's not safe for the communities we serve.

Wish us luck.
I should clarify: I think we should open for vulnerable children and those of key workers, and we should have a staff rota in place to provide for them. Couldn't fit all this detail in the original tweet!
Section 44 of Employments Rights Act offers you protection if you refuse to work when you have a reasonable belief there is a ‘serious or imminent danger’ to your health and safety or that of others around you.

More details about how this works here: https://labourlist.org/2020/05/returning-to-work-section-44-explained/
Returning to work? Section 44 explained – LabourList

There’s been a lot of talk about ‘Section 44’ since Boris Johnson announced plans to ease coronavirus lockdown measures at the weekend and advised some…

https://labourlist.org/2020/05/returning-to-work-section-44-explained/
The government says there's a trade-off between education and health. But they could have done so much more to improve both.

I wrote about this for the Guardian yesterday https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/31/government-england-schools-health-teachers-pupils-closing
The government has pitted England's schools against health. It didn't have to | James McAsh

Closing schools isn’t the only answer: with proper investment, teachers and pupils could be safe and supported, says primary school teacher James McAsh

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/31/government-england-schools-health-teachers-pupils-closing
You can follow @mcash.
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