NEU Strike Days 3 & 4
Please see the attached letter regarding strike action which will happen on Wednesday 15th March and Thursday 16th March.
On this occasion; If your child is entitled to a free school meal and is not in school on those two days, a packed lunch can be provided for you to collect from school (at the Bollington Road entrance) on these strike days. This free school meal MUST however, be ordered in advance at the school office by Friday 10th March by 12 noon.
As always, I try to give you as much notice as I can so you can make the necessary arrangements for childcare. On this occasion we will be opening a small number of classes as we did during the previous strike. I have once again completed a detailed Risk Assessment and we are able to safety open 9 out of our 22 classes. Below is a list of classes that will be closed on BOTH Wednesday 15th March and Thursday 16th March and those that will remain open. Miss Heywood’s class will be closed on Wednesday and open on Thursday. The rest will be closed for both days. If your child is in one of the classes listed below that is closed you must make alternative arrangements for your child on this date. We cannot safely have them in school due to staffing numbers.
Classes that are closed
Nursery – Mrs Fraser
Year 1 – Mrs Rothwell
Year 1 – Miss Heywood (Open on Thursday ONLY)
Year 1/2 – Miss Jessop/Mrs Marshall
Year 2 – Mrs Keane
Year 2 – Mrs Burnley
Year 3 – Miss Amir
Year 3 – Miss Healy
Year 3 – Miss McAlister
Year 4 – Mrs Hudspith
Year 4 – Mr Macdonald
Year 5 – Miss Keneally
Boathouse – Mrs Clifford
Classes that are open
Reception – Mrs Ainscough
Reception – Mrs Worsley
Reception – Mrs Raines
Year 4 – Mrs English
Year 5 – Mr Lawson
Year 5 – Mrs Tudor Barry
Year 6 – Mr Bagguley
Year 6 – Miss Hume
Year 6 – Mrs Wager
If you child’s class is open your child is expected to attend school as normal. If your child does not attend school, it will be recorded as an unauthorised absence unless they are ill.
Breakfast club, the Hub and all other after school clubs will be open as normal on this date for those children who are in an open class only. Parents will be refunded any monies they have paid for care on this date if their child’s class is closed.
I would like to thank you all for your patience and support during this challenging time. This a very unusual situation we find ourselves in and the decision to strike is not something any teacher takes lightly. Those on strike will have thought long and hard about their decision and will also lose pay for the days that they are on strike.
This is our plan for Wednesday 15th March and Thursday 16th March only. As discussed in my previous letters further strike days may be announced and require a different plan. This will be communicated to you a soon as the information is available to me.
Kind regards,
Mr. M Taylor