Are YOUR child’s teachers on strike this week? Full list of school closures due to industrial action on Wednesday
- Thousands of National Education Union (NEU) teachers are striking this week
- It comes amid the ongoing pay dispute between the NEU and the Government
Thousands of teachers will walk out of schools on Wednesday in a bitter row over pay, affecting some seven million pupils.
The strikes in England and Wales – the latest of seven days of action – have seen massive disruption across primary and secondary schools.
A series of strikes in Scotland have been halted following negotiations between Hollyrood and unions.
It is feared around 85 per cent of schools will be either fully or partially closed by this week’s strike action.
Some 85 per cent of schools are expected to be affected by strike action on Wednesday
Unions have complained that the government has not been willing to negotiate over pay
Wednesday, February 1 – England and Wales
Tuesday, February 14 – Wales
Tuesday, February 28 –Northern, North West, Yorkshire & The Humber
Wednesday, March 1 – East Midlands, West Midlands, Eastern
Thursday, March 2 – London, South East, South West
Wednesday, March 15 – England and Wales.
Thursday, March 16 – England and Wales
Members of the National Education Union (NEU), National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union and the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL).
Education secretary Gillian Keegan has refused to meet with unions until they lift the threat of strike action.
Thousands of pupils in primary and secondary schools have seen their education disrupted as a result of the industrial action, with many being told to attend virtual classes during the protests.
The full impact of this latest strike will not be known until Wednesday morning, with local councils advising parents to monitor the individual school websites.
In earlier strikes, some schools only partially closed their services bringing in pupils in exam years or vulnerable children.
An attempt by education unions involved in the industrial action dispute over pay and funding to break the current deadlock and move forward with talks with the government has been ignored.
Talks between the unions and government have stalled due to the government’s insistence that strike action by NEU must be cancelled before they will continue negotiations.
On Monday, March 6, NEU, NAHT, NASUWT and ASCL wrote to the Secretary of State to suggest that a day of conciliation talks could be convened by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS).
However, as the unions have yet to receive a formal reply to the letter, they can only conclude that the failure to reply to such a reasonable and urgent request means it has been declined.
The unions continue to appeal to the government to begin meaningful talks in order to move forward in resolving the dispute.
Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said: ‘Using ACAS to create a safe environment between parties in order to begin movement is a well-trodden path in industrial relations.
‘The success rate at ACAS is impressive. It is extraordinary for any party to a dispute to refuse such an offer. I am really worried that the government are not serious about finding ways through these difficulties.
‘I hope for the sake of children the government can see beyond political posturing and join us all around a table.’
Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: ‘Unfortunately, the government appears to be more interested in playing political games than bringing forward a meaningful offer to improve pay and conditions and end the industrial dispute. The fact that the government has ignored our proposal to bring in ACAS reinforces that impression.’
Dr Patrick Roach, NASUWT General Secretary, said: ‘According to the Secretary of State, the Government’s commitment to engage in proper negotiations has been agreed at the highest levels by the Prime Minister and the Chancellor. So, we have to question why, after a number of weeks, progress has still not been made in convening the negotiations we have been promised. The patience of our members is running out. We have said that we are ready and willing to talk any time, any place, anywhere. Ministers now need to demonstrate that they are also ready to engage to resolve this dispute.’
Ofsted has advised schools that it will defer inspections on the days of the strike action if they are impacted by the industrial action.
Will YOUR child’s school be affected by strike action? Check this list
Bedfordshire
The list of schools which are open and closed today is available here.
Buckinghamshire
The list of schools which are closed today is available here.
Cornwall
A full list of school closures has not been circulated for Cornwall.
A spokesman for the local authority told Cornwall Live: ‘It’s one for the individual schools to manage, who should be communicating with parents over any potential disruption.’
Among the schools confirmed to be affected are:
Penrice Academy in St Austell
Poltair School in St Austell
Redruth School
Cambridgeshire
Details on which schools are closed, partially open or open to vulnerable and critical worker children is available here.
County Durham
A full list of school closures in Durham can be found here.
Cumbria
A full list of school closures in Cumbria can be found here.
Derbyshire
A full list of school closures is available here.
Devon
A full list of school closures in Devon can be found here.
Dorset
A full list of school closures in Dorset can be found here.
East Sussex
A full list of the schools which are closed or partially open can be found here.
Essex
A full list of school closures in Essex can be found here.
Gloucestershire
A list of full and partial school closures in Gloucestershire can be found here.
Hampshire
A full list of closures in Hampshire can be found here.
Herefordshire
A full list of closures will be available here in the morning.
Kent
You can search to see if your child’s school in Kent will be affected here.
Lancashire
A full list of school closures in Lancashire can be found here.
Lincolnshire
Grantham Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School has said it will be partially closed on February 1.
London
People living in London are advised to check the website of their local authority for school closures where they live.
These can be found here:
Barking and Dagenham
Barnet
Bexley
Brent
Bromley
Camden
City of London
Croydon
Ealing
Enfield
Greenwich
Hackney
Hammersmith & Fulham
Haringey
Harrow
Havering
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Islington
Kensington & Chelsea
Kingston upon Thames
Lambeth
Lewisham
Merton
Newham
Redbridge
Richmond upon Thames
Southwark
Sutton
Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest
Wandsworth
Westminster
Merseyside
Archbishop Beck Catholic College – partially open to Year 11
Gateacre School – fully closed
Irby Primary School – fully closed
Kirkby High School – fully closed
Lawrence Community Primary School – only open o Nursery, Class 2M & Class 5B
The Liverpool Blue Coat School – fully closed
St Julie’s Catholic High School – closed to students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10
West Derby School – fully closed
Norfolk
A number of schools in the county have already confirmed they will be closed, while some have said they will merge classes in a bid to beat the teacher shortage.
Others will go back to remote learning or hold ‘activity days’ instead of curriculum-focused teach, the Eastern Daily Press reports.
Northamptonshire
A full list of closures is not published by the two councils, but parents can search for individual schools in North Northamptonshire here and West Northamptonshire here.
Northumberland
A full list of closures in Northumberland can be found here.
Nottinghamshire
James Peacock Infant and Nursery school – fully closed but provision will be made for vulnerable children
Toot Hill School – intends to stay open but has warned parents it may have to partially close
Oxfordshire
Schools that are closed will appear on a list here.
Shropshire
A full list of primary and secondary school closures is available here.
Somerset
A full list of closures in Somerset is available here.
Staffordshire
A full list of closures in Staffordshire is available here.
Suffolk
A list of closures in Suffolk is not available and parents are asked to check directly with their child’s school.
Surrey
A list of closures in Surrey is not available and parents are asked to check directly with their child’s school.
Sussex
School closures in the West of the county can be checked here, and in the East here.
Warwickshire
A full list of closures is available here.
Wiltshire
Bishop Wordsworth’s School (partially closed)
Nova Hreod Academy (partially closed)
The John of Gaunt School Trowbridge (partially closed)
Bradon Forest School (fully closed)
Worcestershire
A full list of closures is available here.
Yorkshire
Home Farm Primary School (Feb 1, partial closure)
The Calder Learning Trust (Feb 1)
Todmorden High School (Feb 1)
Newsome Academy (Feb 1, partial closure)
Shire Oak C of E Primary School
Broom Valley Community School (Feb 1, partial closure)
Minsthorpe Community College, A Specialist Science College (Feb 1, partial closure)
Kettlethorpe High School (Feb 1, partial closure)
Woodthorpe Primary School (Feb 1, partial closure)
Wales
Local authority websites for Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan and Wrexham feature details of school closures tomorrow.
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