Industrial action by teachers will commence this week

NAHT and ASCL to start on Thursday, NASUWT in due course

Industrial action short of a strike is set to be implemented by some of the Island's teachers from Thursday.

Members of the NAHT and ASCL are ready to go, while the NASUWT will follow suit soon, once its national action committee has finalised the details.

This follows a meeting involving the three unions at Braddan Church on Tuesday evening, when hundreds of members discussed how to take things forward.

It's understood there were overwhelming votes of no confidence in both Minister Graham Cregeen and the Education Department.

NASUWT national executive member Damian McNulty explains what sort of things the action will probably entail:

NAHT National Secretary Rob Kelsall warns there is the potential for the situation to escalate, though, if no breakthrough is achieved: