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TEACHERS from across Britain, the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Gibraltar are gathering in Belfast for the annual conference of the NASUWT, the teachers’ union, over the Easter weekend.
This conference is a particularly special one for the NASUWT as we celebrate 100 years of the union being the voice of teachers. The conference will mark the start of its centenary celebrations.
The issues being debated at the conference have been selected by a ballot of all of the union’s teacher and head teacher members, ensuring that the motions are truly reflective of the issues that are important to teachers.
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