The teacher strike is on the same day as DS's transistion day to year 7

The government weren't even bothered about nurses from ITU striking, do you think they're bothered about this?

Strikes are supposed to be disruptive 🙄.

They have to target something or there is no point, there are no exams to target now.

I hadn't even twigged that the 5th is also a strike day.

My DD is now in college and breaks up end June.

@TeenDivided I think most areas have transition day on the 5th, which is why it has been targeted as a strike day.

@UsingChangeofName - our open day fell on the same day as the year 6 residential for our school. No chance of looking round. For us though, we've 2dc already at the school so open day and transition is for our children, not us as parents.

It's our dcs secondary transition too. I know that days will have been chosen for maximum disruption and while I'm frustrated for my sen dd, having worked in a school staff need to make the biggest impact to have even the smallest chance of being heard. Unfortunately they'll be painted as the bad guys.

The issue is the government don't care, children have had their education fucked up the past few years, they're paying a huge price and will continue to do so whilst the government doesn't address the issues with retention. I support teachers, I find the current situation of schools- budgets, targets, lack of staff scary, but I don't think it's unreasonable for children and by extension to feel upset by this targeted set of dates. The government don't care whether its transition day or whether its 'business as usual' as it were, and it's not like parents are going to protest much. Poor children.

I hadn’t thought about transition day and trips. Transition day here on 5th July and various trips on the 7th. DD is in year 12 and not directly affected but isn’t impressed (and that’s before she hears about transition day and trips).

Of course it's intentional, there would be no point if it didn't disrupt, why wouldn't they disrupt the children as that then disrupts the parents

I fully support the strikes and we'll, Teachers and school staff have got used to changing days and dates around with little notice after Covid disruption, and barely a word of thanks from the DofE or government.

In our case it's year 11 Leavers Assembly in the morning and prom in the evening which DD is going to. When I told them they shrugged and said "well if it's a strike about pay then good for them, we can wait for both".

Transition day isn't a national thing. DD's old school is doing it on 5th July.

Same for DD1 and she’s a child (waiting ASD assessment) who is going to need careful transition support.

It’s the sort of scheduling I expected from the teaching unions though.

It's end of year, of course dates are picked to maximise disruption.

Like I said, totally can get behind maximising disruption to the parents and therefore wider economy/society.

But if this is intentional, it definitely feels like targeting the kids specifically.

Neither of those dates clash with the Y6 induction days for a couple of the boroughs round here. One borough does have their day scheduled for the Wednesday but the schools my Y6s are off to didn't close for previous NEU strikes.

Yes, but surely you look round all the possible outcomes, not just at your first choice?

It's end of year, of course dates are picked to maximise disruption.

That is the point of striking really. There's no point in the unions saying they will "strike on the last day of term so it doesn't disrupt anything" as how is that going to get parents to pressurise their MPs into getting the Government to do something about the terrible state schools are in ? If the union members are going to take another hit on their pay, it needs to cause as much disruption and headlines as possible (ditto nurses, doctors, lecturers, rail staff, and all the other people who are striking). It's terrible they have been forced into this, but as they have, there's no point in doing it if it doesn't really get noticed.

This.

If transition doesn't/can't happen it is not ideal but also it tends to work out OK. For some kids the pressure around transition can actually hinder them.

Tbf DS transition was during lockdown so didn’t happen; they all managed because they had to and were all in the same boat. We just gave lots of reassurance

I think it's totally intentional and will be hard for some teachers to decide and will lose a lot of public support. My children have their transition day too and one really, really needs it (has additional needs - the other will be totally fine without it).

I thought they avoided Mondays and Fridays so also feel the 7th was chosen to spoil trips/proms/sports days. Makes the Union seem spiteful rather than trying to get real change .

It's ds's college transition day. He's stressed enough as it is.

It's end of year, of course dates are picked to maximise disruption. Late June onwards is transition time.

I'm genuinely suprised this didn't happen mid A level and mid. GCSE exams.

We're in the same position; when the date was first suggested our secondary got in touch to say they'd make the day work come hell or high water. I'm holding they're able to stick to that but I guess it will depend on how many staff are actually off that day? It seems inevitable it will be pared down at least.

Our primary will close so the kids won't get their transition to the new class day which is annoying but overall much less impact.

I'm really, really hoping the union didn't target this date as a common secondary transition day as some have suggested. I've been a bit supporter of the strikes to date though they've been personally disruptive and inconvenient. That's fine, they're supposed to be disruptive. But this would be much more targeted at disrupting the children, which to me crosses a line. I hope it's not the case.

It's not "transition day" everywhere.

From the OP I'd guess they didn't choose it as an option and instead it had been allocated.

Another that can not understand it. 7th is transfer day, prom, year 7 and 8 trip.
Prom and trips are booked and paid for. Transfer day is organised across the local area, it will be very difficult to reschedule for everyone to move on one day.

Why hasn't he ever been inside it ?
What about when you looked round before you chose it as an option ?

Y6 teacher here.

Yep. I don't like this one bit. I feel that this strike is going to cause more disruption for the kids and, ironically, the teachers themselves. The Friday is also shit - loads of trips booked.

I cannot understand the rationale behind this one.