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I TAUGHT in an Islington primary school for 23 years and was NUT rep there for most of those.
My biggest struggle was persuading teachers who were clearly too ill to teach to go home and recover.
It was a struggle because the only teachers I encountered were those whose care for children’s safety and wellbeing was absolutely paramount. I’m sure that hasn’t changed since I retired in 2015.
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