English lessons plan a diversion: union
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The Education Union says the Northern Territory Government's plan for half of classroom lessons to be taught in English at all remote schools is an attempt to divert attention away from troubles within the Education Deparment.
The Education Minister Marion Scrymgour says, from next year, the first four hours at all Territory schools will be conducted in English.
The Union's NT secretary Adam Lampe says the move won't improve students' literacy and numeracy skills, and the answer lies in more specialist staff and resources.
"This stunt of four hours of English in the morning is something really to deflect the political heat away from the business with the sacking of the CEO.
"And all that we can see here in the union is just no plan at all.
"I mean they're just being purely reactive."
