The NASUWT is formally launching our Vaccinate2Educate campaign – calling for all teachers and education staff to be prioritised for the coronavirus vaccine to save lives and help get children back to school.
Such a move is essential both to help protect teachers and their pupils and to allow the country to move to a situation where children are back in schools and colleges, minimising the disruption to their education.
It is in the national interest that all teachers and education staff are prioritised in the roll-out of the coronavirus vaccines. Teachers and education staff are unable to practise social distancing from their pupils and few are provided with essential PPE as part of their day-to-day roles. Many schools continue to operate with very high numbers of children and young people on-site and alternative provision continues to operate as normal.
With provision for younger age children and for children with special and additional learning needs, it is clear that there are additional risks present which are comparable to those that exist in the provision of health and social care.
It is right that health and social care staff are prioritised, but the NASUWT believes that teachers must also be identified as a priority group for the vaccine.
Join the campaign
- Download the campaign resources on the right/below to use on your own social media, using the hashtag #Vaccinate2Educate.
- Use the model text in the document linked below to email your elected representatives. You can find their contact details using the following websites:
- Members of Parliament England – Find Your MP
- Members of the Legislative Assembly Northern Ireland – They Work For You Northern Ireland
- Members of the Senedd Wales – Find Your Member of the Senedd
Letter to Gavin Williamson – Secretary of State for Education – 07/01/21
Letter to Matt Hancock – Secretary of State for Education – 07/03/21
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