Schools - strike Oct 1st - going ahead?

krustylouise

GwylimT wrote: »

You wouldn't mind your children being left at school unattended then?

This makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. What a very stupid nonsensical comment to make.

Tiggy10

http://www.teachers.org.uk

this says which regions strike on which date.

If there is enough staff to cover the loss then your school wont be closed.
contact your school if they havent let you know yet.

daisiegg

Tiggy10 wrote: »

http://www.teachers.org.uk

this says which regions strike on which date.

If there is enough staff to cover the loss then your school wont be closed.
contact your school if they havent let you know yet.

Staff are not meant to cover striking colleagues.

Softasputty

daisiegg wrote: »

Staff are not meant to cover striking colleagues.

I was just about to add that. If a teacher is striking, their colleagues should not be asked by senior leaders to cover. Sometimes senior leaders may decide to cover classes themselves.

lushlifesaver

I have no school aged children yet but where I work my manager has children at two schools, as far as they have been informed they will not be effected. My colleague has one child in one primary and twins in a second, only her eldest will be off and a third person has been told her son's class will not be in but the rest of the school will be whilst her daughter's school 'may or may not be affected' - not helpful when she has children fighting about one being off, the need to pay for a full day care for the one to stay home (and possibly the second!) And a fair distance to travel between the school/s, childcare, home and work!

Spendless

DD's school isn't striking. I rang today to tell school secretary that you can't access the letters on the school website and she told me.

newbutold

Softasputty wrote: »

I'm in the NUT and I'm striking but not all teachers in my school will. Sometimes Head Teachers just close the classes effected if there is no picket line. There is no obligation to tell your head you are striking which is why some schools have no choice but to close.

My kids primary school is doing this. Only years 3 & 5 in school, school closed to all other years.

Frith

My older son's school is closing next Tuesday (Welsh Marches). Staff at my younger son's school have not decided yet.

Where my sister teaches (West Midlands) is shutting too. I thought it was a nationwide strike?

Spendless

Frith wrote: »

Where my sister teaches (West Midlands) is shutting too. I thought it was a nationwide strike?

No. They are doing regional ones

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23970281

chiefpossession

NUT and NASUWT are not striking in Wales - we had a letter from the union this week to say that strike action had been withdrawn because they are in active negotiation with the Minister in Wales.

http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/Whatsnew/NASUWTNews/PressReleases/NASUWT_011418

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