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Essex head criticises Pinocchio Education Secretary in union speech | Anglia

NEU President Robin Bevan has criticised Gavin Williamson for his handling of the pandemic. An Essex headteacher and union chief has launched a stinging attack on the Education Secretary over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Robin Bevan, the president of the National Education Union (NEU), likened Gavin Williamson to the fictional character Pinocchio as he described him as wooden-headed , limp and spineless . Mr Bevan, head of Southend High School for Boys in Essex, accused the minister of repeating a lie that exams are the best form of assessment. In a speech to the NEU s virtual annual conference, the president of the UK s largest teaching union called for a rethink of assessment.

Headteacher Robin Bevan slams Gavin Williamson over handling of Covid pandemic

He criticised the Education Secretary for threatening to take legal action against Greenwich council if it failed to keep its schools open to all pupils until the end of term in December despite a rise in Covid cases across the capital. The NEU chief also condemned Mr Williamson for telling parents in January that they could report schools to Ofsted if they were unhappy with their child’s remote learning provision just days after schools were told they had to close. Mr Bevan added: “Pinocchio of course also has that characteristic of the nose that grows with every lie that is told and there is one lie that really must be challenged, repeated over and over again by our Secretary of State.

Union chief launches attack on Gavin Williamson and compares him to Pinocchio

A union chief has launched a stinging attack on Gavin Williamson over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Robin Bevan, the president of the National Education Union (NEU), likened the Education Secretary to the fictional character of Pinocchio as he described him as “wooden-headed”, “limp” and “spineless”. Mr Bevan, head of Southend High School for Boys in Essex, accused the minister of repeating a “lie” that exams are the best form of assessment. In a speech to the NEU’s virtual annual conference, the president of the UK’s largest teaching union called for “a rethink” of assessment. Addressing Mr Williamson’s political decisions over the past year, Mr Bevan said: “Throughout recent months we have seen that the Secretary of State is indeed wooden-headed, is indeed a puppet, is limp and spineless.”

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