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• NEU Industrial Action

  Fri 27 Jan 2023

  Thursday 26^th January 2023

  Dear Parents/Carers

   

  RE: NEU Industrial Action

   

  You will no doubt have heard in the news that the trade union NEU has asked its members to take industrial strike action on a number of days this term. This call for strike action only applies to staff who are members of the NEU. The potential dates which could affect our school and other local schools are as follows:

   

  Wed 01 Feb ; Thurs 02 March ; Wed 15 March ; Thurs 16 March

   

  On the Wednesday 1^st February there are some classes which will be closed for the day or for part of the day. Lessons may also be taught by our support staff rather than qualified teachers too. These closures follow after the school has completed an extensive risk assessment process.

   

  Class	Action
  Year 3 Koala	Closed all day
  Year 3 Panda	Closed all day
  Year 4	Children in Pelican class need to be collected promptly at 1pm (a further email will be sent confirming the class list)
  Year 5 Elephant	Open all day
  Year 5 Rhino	Children need to be collected promptly at 1pm
  Year 6 Jaguar	Children need to be collected promptly at 1pm
  Year 6 Tiger	Open all day

   

  The Early Bird breakfast club will remain open as will the after school club at the Infants.

   

  Please note that class closures may still be subject to change at short notice. Our staffing may be affected by the closure of other local schools.

   

  As Headteacher, I share the concerns raised by the NEU which have led to their call for strike action. I also recognise the right to strike of any staff member who wishes to pursue these aims in line with their union’s advice. I appreciate this action causes inconvenience and disruption but trust that parents and our community will respect and support our teachers in exercising their right to strike too.

   

  If you have any further queries please do make contact and someone from school will get back to you.

   

  Yours sincerely,

   

   

  Mr Tim O’Brien

  Headteacher

• NEU Industrial Action

  Mon 23 Jan 2023

  Dear Parents and Carers,
   

  As you may be aware the NEU teaching union is beginning a series of strikes. Their dispute is with the government about its overall funding of education in the long term and its below inflation pay award partially funded from existing school budgets instead of by the DfE. Their dispute is not with Wootey Junior School. The strike action is planned for 1st February, 2nd March (in our region), 15th March and 16th March.

   

  We must anticipate the strike action causing disruption to the school’s provision of education as this is its intention. It is possible that a decision to partially close to some children or fully close to all can only be taken on the morning of each strike. Decisions about partial or full closure will be driven by the risk assessment of children i.e. whether we have sufficient staff to supervise children in all their lessons and at break and lunchtime.

   

  We are aware of the uncertainty inevitably involved about what will happen on 1st February and will communicate updates as soon as possible this week.

   

  Thank you for your patience and cooperation in these circumstances.

   

  Best wishes,