Have the NEU always been wallies?

[CountFucula]

Have I missed this? The NEU (my union) appear to have been captured and are in a muddle about the VERY CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS SC ruling.
Any other teachers on here? Have you seen this?

Thread here:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5352418-no-legal-definition-of-biological-sex-teaching-union-members-told

Yes, they have been silly about all sorts of things over the years. I was a reluctant conscript when they took over ATL.

I decamped to Edapt some years ago who are grown ups!

Ah thank you @Igneococcus , I should have had a better look. I think I’ll simply.., leave the union, unless their official guidance makes it clear that this is nonsense.

Why yes, they have always been silly. I only belong for the legal protection it offers (SEND teacher)
and they are on fat salaries

I very much doubt that their official guidance will state this is nonsense. :(

Former NEU president and former teacher Amanda Martin, alleged to be very pro-TRA, is now the Labour MP for Portsmouth North.

She narrowly beat Penny Mordaunt, while Harriet Taylor Mill turned in her grave.

I have actually needed the legal protection and Edapt (who have properly trained people) helped me both times.

I am conscious as a teacher in my 50s that I'm only ever one change of Head away from problems.

I asked NEU for help with a difficult contractual situation when I was pregnant and they knew less than I did!

The NEU are the new incarnation of the NUT and they have always been the most radicalised and political teaching union. Always agitating.

Yes, they have always been wallies. They still object to the phonics check in year 1 whilst apparently having no idea what it is supposed to do - that it just checks children can actually decode words not just recognise familiar ones, hence the 'nonsense words' or 'alien names'.
They are also very pro child-centred learning when it doesn't involve explicit teaching. Notwithstanding the burden of work that progressive teaching methods place on teachers, esp differentiation by input.

Yes.

Yes.

And their magazine is pants, what a waste of money. I must organise to not have it delivered

Yes they've always been wallies. But some school and local regional reps can be brilliant. The national strikes over pay last year were broadly successful. I am NEU rep at my school and we are really powerful in our school, including striking against a bullying head a few years ago. I have no plans to leave for that reason. I also think it's good to have a voice of sanity at district AGMs etc as there are a lot of bonkers 'trans rights' resolutions being voted through at the moment which basically say the Supreme Court is wrong. AGMs and (even more so) National Conference tend to be dominated by people at the extremes; the more rational and intelligent voice we have speaking out in the NEU the better.

They are complete wallies and I am not a member of them (could not bear to give them money).