GMB To Defend 230000 Teaching Assistants
GMB To Defend 230000 Teaching Assistants
GMB To Defend 230000 Teaching Assistants
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<strong>GMB</strong>@WORK<br />
<strong>GMB</strong> <strong>To</strong> <strong>Defend</strong> 230,000 <strong>Teaching</strong> <strong>Assistants</strong><br />
<strong>GMB</strong> Congress Pledges Support For 230,000 School <strong>Teaching</strong> <strong>Assistants</strong> Facing Sacking<br />
Threats From Government Cuts<br />
<strong>Teaching</strong> <strong>Assistants</strong> are not a “mums army” but education’s hidden professionals and are a<br />
vital integral part of our education system and should be recognised as such says <strong>GMB</strong><br />
<strong>GMB</strong>, the union for school <strong>Teaching</strong> <strong>Assistants</strong>, carried an emergency motion today 4 th June at<br />
<strong>GMB</strong> Congress in Plymouth on reports about sacking school support staff. See notes to editors for<br />
text of the motion and copy of speech supporting the motion.<br />
Avril Chambers, <strong>GMB</strong> National Officer for education staff, said “The <strong>To</strong>ries and their fan club have<br />
sought to undermine the work of teaching assistants for the last decade.<br />
The evidence though is clear, where school support staffs are deployed correctly, they play a<br />
major positive role in improving educational outcomes. Classroom support staffs are vital to<br />
the modern school environment and in meeting the educational and wider needs of today's<br />
school children.<br />
They are not a “mums army” as Michael Gove so insultingly calls them. They are<br />
education’s hidden professionals and are a vital integral part of our education system and<br />
should be recognised as such.”<br />
End<br />
Contact: Avril Chambers, <strong>GMB</strong> 07974 251 766 or Martin Smith, <strong>GMB</strong> 07974 251 722<br />
EMERGENCY MOTION ON SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF<br />
Emergency motion 2<br />
1 <strong>GMB</strong> refutes the coalition government attack on teaching assistants and vows to defend them.<br />
The Sunday Times of 2 nd June 2013 has published details of secret government talks, led by<br />
http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/gmb-defend-teaching-assistants Page 1/4<br />
Join online today at www.gmb.org.uk/join<br />
<strong>GMB</strong> Euston Office: 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD • Tel: 020 8391 6700 • email: info@gmb.org.uk
<strong>GMB</strong>@WORK<br />
Michael Gove, aimed at axing 230,000 classroom assistants to save money. <strong>GMB</strong> have over<br />
100,000 school support staff members, mostly teaching assistants, and it is imperative that we<br />
urgently respond to this threat.<br />
<strong>GMB</strong> Congress rejects any undermining of the fantastic work done by teaching assistants and will<br />
challenge any attempts to reduce their members. Our childrens’ education depends on it.<br />
2 Speech by Avril Chambers<br />
Speaking on behalf of the CEC. The CEC are supporting emergency motion 2 with a statement.<br />
This motion came about following the press article in the SundayTtimes based on leaks by the right<br />
wing think tank 'reform' and michael gove to the effect that government is planning to do away with<br />
teaching assistants<br />
The majority of our 100,000 school support staff are teaching assistants. The motion asks <strong>GMB</strong> to<br />
campaign to defend these jobs and our members.<br />
The <strong>To</strong>ries and their fan club have sought to undermine the work of teaching assistants for the last<br />
decade. The evidence though is clear, where school support staff are deployed correctly they play a<br />
major positive role in improving educational outcomes.<br />
Classroom support staff are vital to the modern school environment and in meeting the educational<br />
and wider needs of today's school children. They are not a “mums army” as Michael Gove so<br />
insultingly calls them. They are educations hidden professionals and are a vital integral part of our<br />
education system and should be recognised as such.<br />
Congress school support staff are one of the largest occupational groups in our union, and we are<br />
growing every week. This attack should give teaching assistants even more reason than ever to join<br />
gmb and we need to be clear the best way we can challenge and respond to these scurrilous<br />
attacks is to organise, organise organise.<br />
thank you please support.<br />
<strong>GMB</strong> Congress Pledges Support For 230,000 School <strong>Teaching</strong> <strong>Assistants</strong> Facing Sacking<br />
http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/gmb-defend-teaching-assistants Page 2/4<br />
Join online today at www.gmb.org.uk/join<br />
<strong>GMB</strong> Euston Office: 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD • Tel: 020 8391 6700 • email: info@gmb.org.uk
<strong>GMB</strong>@WORK<br />
Threats From Government Cuts<br />
<strong>Teaching</strong> <strong>Assistants</strong> are not a “mums army” but education’s hidden professionals and are a<br />
vital integral part of our education system and should be recognised as such says <strong>GMB</strong><br />
<strong>GMB</strong>, the union for school <strong>Teaching</strong> <strong>Assistants</strong>, carried an emergency motion today 4 th June at<br />
<strong>GMB</strong> Congress in Plymouth on reports about sacking school support staff. See notes to editors for<br />
text of the motion and copy of speech supporting the motion.<br />
Avril Chambers, <strong>GMB</strong> National Officer for education staff, said “The <strong>To</strong>ries and their fan club have<br />
sought to undermine the work of teaching assistants for the last decade.<br />
The evidence though is clear, where school support staffs are deployed correctly, they play a<br />
major positive role in improving educational outcomes. Classroom support staffs are vital to<br />
the modern school environment and in meeting the educational and wider needs of today's<br />
school children.<br />
They are not a “mums army” as Michael Gove so insultingly calls them. They are<br />
education’s hidden professionals and are a vital integral part of our education system and<br />
should be recognised as such.”<br />
End<br />
Contact: Avril Chambers, <strong>GMB</strong> 07974 251 766 or Martin Smith, <strong>GMB</strong> 07974 251 722<br />
EMERGENCY MOTION ON SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF<br />
Emergency motion 2<br />
1 <strong>GMB</strong> refutes the coalition government attack on teaching assistants and vows to defend them.<br />
The Sunday Times of 2 nd June 2013 has published details of secret government talks, led by<br />
Michael Gove, aimed at axing 230,000 classroom assistants to save money. <strong>GMB</strong> have over<br />
100,000 school support staff members, mostly teaching assistants, and it is imperative that we<br />
urgently respond to this threat.<br />
http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/gmb-defend-teaching-assistants Page 3/4<br />
Join online today at www.gmb.org.uk/join<br />
<strong>GMB</strong> Euston Office: 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD • Tel: 020 8391 6700 • email: info@gmb.org.uk
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<strong>GMB</strong>@WORK<br />
<strong>GMB</strong> Congress rejects any undermining of the fantastic work done by teaching assistants and will<br />
challenge any attempts to reduce their members. Our childrens’ education depends on it.<br />
2 Speech by Avril Chambers<br />
Speaking on behalf of the CEC. The CEC are supporting emergency motion 2 with a statement.<br />
This motion came about following the press article in the SundayTtimes based on leaks by the right<br />
wing think tank 'reform' and michael gove to the effect that government is planning to do away with<br />
teaching assistants<br />
The majority of our 100,000 school support staff are teaching assistants. The motion asks <strong>GMB</strong> to<br />
campaign to defend these jobs and our members.<br />
The <strong>To</strong>ries and their fan club have sought to undermine the work of teaching assistants for the last<br />
decade. The evidence though is clear, where school support staff are deployed correctly they play a<br />
major positive role in improving educational outcomes.<br />
Classroom support staff are vital to the modern school environment and in meeting the educational<br />
and wider needs of today's school children. They are not a “mums army” as Michael Gove so<br />
insultingly calls them. They are educations hidden professionals and are a vital integral part of our<br />
education system and should be recognised as such.<br />
Congress school support staff are one of the largest occupational groups in our union, and we are<br />
growing every week. This attack should give teaching assistants even more reason than ever to join<br />
gmb and we need to be clear the best way we can challenge and respond to these scurrilous<br />
attacks is to organise, organise organise.<br />
thank you please support.<br />
http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/gmb-defend-teaching-assistants Page 4/4<br />
Join online today at www.gmb.org.uk/join<br />
<strong>GMB</strong> Euston Office: 22 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD • Tel: 020 8391 6700 • email: info@gmb.org.uk