Review of the Disabled Teachers Conference & is it Summer Time yet………..

Many apologies for the break in blogging, as teachers we are working flat out & then mid July comes & everything stops!

So here is my first blog of the new 2015/16 term which to begin with will review where we left off last term!

Mid June I attended the Disabled Teachers Conference in Birmingham & as seems to be the case the first point of order was catching up with friends from previous events/conferences/national conference.

Now whist it may not of been ‘Central Perk’ having attended a number of these events it is good that there is a chance to catch up, socialize and chat with friends before the event began, in yet another excellent location.

The Disabled teachers conference is one of many ‘special interest’ groups that the union represent, if you would like to check these out they are located on the website, hyperlink below:

http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/ ‘Get Support’

The conference is a forum/platform for members to discuss topical issues facing Disabled Teachers, it was chaired by Dr. Patrick Roach & Jenifer Moses, and gave members the opportunity to debate a range of issues, discuss the needs of disabled teachers both from our employers and also the support we are given by the union.

The guest speaker was Peter Purton of the TUC

who discussed the issues disabled people are facing under this Government, it was a very concerning, thought provoking talk on the harm & inequality the current G’vmnt policies are causing.

Lunch was superb,

before afternoon workshops on a range of maters, which allowed delegates the chance to network, get come CPD opportunity or simply enjoy a discussion/debate on educational matters.

Hand on heart on of the best things our union does is events like these, forums/platforms for like minded people to come together, if you have yet to sample an event like this, do yourself a favor & attend one this year!