"Parents' reaction to industrial action by teachers is positive"

So says Headteacher of Ballacottier Primary School

'The only reaction we've had is a positive one'.

So says Carol Walsh, Headteacher of Ballacottier Primary School, as parents react to recent action taken by teachers against the education department.

The latest movement in a dispute over pay saw 30 of 32 primary school headteachers on the Island refuse to meet education leaders at a termly meeting.

Mrs Walsh, who is also secretary for the union involved, says parents have shown support for the action: