Secondary school teacher John Boken believes the content of messages from the former Health and Education Secretaries is 'insulting' to those in the profession.
Matt Hancock branding teaching unions "absolute arses" and Sir Gavin Williamson labelling them "workshy" is a kick in the teeth to teachers who faced nightmare challenges in the Covid pandemic, says a Shropshire teacher.John Boken described the messages as 'insulting' and 'a kick in the teeth'
Among those messages were an exchange between Mr Hancock and Mr Williamson, then the Government's education chief,Mr Hancock messaged Sir Gavin to congratulate him on a decision to delay A-level exams for a few weeks, as teachers prepared to reopen schools after the first lockdown. Sir Gavin tweeted that his comments had been"about some unions and not teachers", adding:"I have the utmost respect for teachers who work tirelessly to support students.
"We missed having that face to face contact, and the kids have suffered. Last year was our first full year back in the classroom but you can still see the effects the pandemic has had on the kids.
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