241 Leeds Road, Rothwell, Leeds. LS26 0GR Tel: 0113 201 4281 email: casework.leeds@nasuwt.org.uk
Welcome
Welcome Back!
Long Covid Campaign
The
NASUWT
is
campaigning
for
education
and
health
and
safety
policy
to
support
teachers
who
are
suffering from Long Covid.
Long
Covid
is
the
condition
where
people
who
have
had
Covid-19
continue
to
experience
persistent
symptoms
of
the
illness
that
typically
last
for
more
than
12
weeks.
It
is
characterised
by
significant
health
impairments
that
continue
after
the
initial
infection.
Symptoms
include
extreme
fatigue
and
shortness of breath, leading to exhaustion after even minor activity.
Although
duration
and
severity
vary,
there
is
no
apparent
link
to
pre-existing
conditions
or
levels
of
fitness,
but
there
is
some
indication
that
‘soldiering
on’
through
a
Covid
infection
makes
Long
Covid
more likely.
The NASUWT Campaign will:
•
raise awareness of the experience of teachers who are suffering from Long Covid;
•
call
for
statutory
recognition
of
the
illness
within
legislation
and
inclusion
in
the
definition
of
disability under the Equality Act 2010;
•
challenge
education
employers
to
support
teachers
experiencing
Long
Covid
and
ensure
they
are
treated fairly by:
•
guaranteeing access to decent sickness absence provision;
•
recognising Long Covid as an illness; and
•
making
reasonable
adjustments
available
at
work,
including
the
right
to
time
off
and
access
to
flexible working.
The Union is also:
•
seeking to address the current inadequacy of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) in responding
to cases of teachers who are unable to continue working because of Long Covid;
•
•
demanding
financial
compensation
for
teachers
who
have
contracted
Covid
as
a
direct
result
of
their work.
Take action:
Email your elected representative at
www.nasuwt.org.uk/LongCovidEmailCampaign
Share our social media posts on:
•
Facebook
•
Twitter - using hashtag #RecogniseLongCovid and #LongCovid
241 Leeds Road, Rothwell, Leeds. LS26 0GR Tel: 0113 201 4281 email: leedsnasuwt@nasuwt
Welcome
Advance Notice for the
Next General Meeting
Wednesday 11th May 2021
at 7pm via Zoom.
Please contact us at casework.leeds@nasuwt.org.uk
for the link.
Big Question Survey 2021
Open Now!
It
is
now
more
important
than
ever
for
you
to
share
your
experiences
of
teaching
through
the
NASUWT’s
Big
Question
Survey.
This
is
the
only
annual,
national
survey
of
teachers
and
headteachers
and
your
responses
will
provide
a
unique
insight
into the challenges you faced during this unprecedented year.
We
are
acutely
aware
that
many
of
you
have
already
supported
the
NASUWT
by
completing
several
surveys
during
this
critical
period,
but
this
is
definitely
the
most
important
one
for
our
Union’s
vital work.
With
your
help,
we
will
gather
crucial
information
on
the
difficulties
faced
by
teachers,
students
and
families
during
the
coronavirus
pandemic and its impact upon education and wellbeing.
The
2021
Big
Question
Survey
will
collect
the
views
of
teachers
and
school
leaders
across
the
UK
on
a
range
of
subjects,
including:
•
pay and pensions;
•
pupil health and wellbeing;
•
pupil behaviour;
•
bureaucracy and workload;
•
teaching quality;
•
your health and wellbeing; and
•
job satisfaction.
Members can complete the survey by clicking on this link.
www.nasuwt.org.uk/EnglandBigQuestion2021
Far from fair
On
23
March
2021
home
secretary,
Priti
Patel,
announced
an
overhaul
of
the
UK
asylum
system.
She
has
badged
this
announcement as ‘fair’, but the reality is anything but.
For
the
first
time,
whether
people
enter
the
UK
legally
or
illegally
will
have
an
impact
on
how
their
asylum
claim
progresses;
the
Government’s
proposed
amendments
suggest
that
only
those
who
arrive
via
a
‘legal’
route
should
be
helped.
But
the
thing
is,
less
than
1%
of
the
world’s
refugees
get
chosen
for
resettlement
schemes,
which
are
the
main
‘legal’
route.
Should
the
rest
just
stay
and
accept
their
fate?
Or
should
they
do
everything
in
their
power to help themselves and their family?
