The National Education Union (NEU) is taking industrial action again on Thursday 2nd March in the London region. As a result of this action, for the core school day:

• main school, Reception - Year 6 - closed to all pupils.
• ARP - closed to all pupils.
• Nursery - open to children, as usual. Children to attend and wear Nursery uniform as usual.
• childcare, Breakfast & After-School Clubs, and specialist clubs are open as usual. Pupils may attend and wear clothes of their choice.

 

The risk of not having enough staff to teach pupils in school, including the risk of a picket line and staff not wishing to cross any picket line, means that the main school and ARP are closed to all pupils.

 

Wrap around childcare - Breakfast and After-School Clubs - are open. If parents wish to cancel a booking, we will issue a credit to your child's childcare account. We are trying to be flexible to support any essential childcare needs at times we would usually be open while giving parents the flexibility to cancel if a booking no longer suits your arrangements.

 

Specialist clubs - before and after school - will run as scheduled. If your child does not attend we will offer a refund, on request to the clubs email address. 

 

Instrumental music lessons provided by tutors from Ealing Music Service will not take place and are likely to be rearranged for later in the school year. Miss Neil-Smith will contact parents individually when arrangements for each instrument and tutor are known.

 

Pupils who receive a benefits-related free school meal may collect a packed-lunch from the school office on Thursday morning.

 

We are not providing remote education because we want to maintain harmonious employee relationships and do not expect teachers who are taking strike action to plan and prepare lessons in advance or teachers who are not taking strike action to cover for their colleagues. Parents may wish to use lessons and resources published by the government funded Oak Academy.

 

Whilst parents will, inevitably, experience some inconvenience, please remember that this industrial action has met all legal requirements and that teachers do not take the decision to strike lightly. Our teachers hold mixed views. Some, including very experienced class teachers, say that they are taking industrial action for the first time because they feel so strongly. Others say that they are torn between a loss of pay, not wanting to be on strike but rather teaching and supporting pupils in school.

 

Some teachers may attend picket lines at the Wyndham Road and/or Coombe Road entrances. Access for pupils and parents should not be restricted by any picket lines.

 

Further industrial action is planned:

• Wednesday 15th March,
• Thursday 16th March.

Our arrangements for further strike days may change. We will assess risk and publish arrangements a week in advance.