NUT plan to strike 24 April - I know nothing about union stuff, how does this all work?

do you lose a day's pay if the strike is on a day that you do not work? (hopefully??)

Many members of the 'barmy NUT', (your views not mine), did not vote to strike, but if your Union decides that striking is what is necessary then imo that is what you do as a member of that union. Can you remember when teacher's last had a strike? no me neither.

I have one child in school, one not next week and I wholeheartedly support the teachers.

Ds (Y9) said his form went into revolt when they were given letters saying they had to go in.

I am still trying to calm his adolescent fury now!

the 3 classes with nut teachers at our school are closed, all others in

thats ds1 off then

damnit

Nor is it up to the head if teachers strike...

It's not the head who makes the fuss about you taking your child out. It's the government who monitors these figures and tells the schools off.
But absence rates are open to the public eye so I guess your school is more likely to be judged by parents taking their kids off school than the union thing anyway.

But it's none of your business what affiliation teachers have. I'm not interested in yours and I am sure you wouldnt tell me. Why should I tell you mine?

I entirely agree that my child's education will not be damaged by one or many days off school - but try telling the head that when you want to take them out for a day!
I do not see why parents should not be made aware of teachers affiliations -ie are they NUT or other saner unions? We will know anyway when they don't turn up for work next Thursday. After the many barmy ideas that were put forward at the NUT conference earlier this month, it would be useful to know which schools have a high or low proportion of teachers supporting those views.

We are still on the spring/ delayed easter break. We may get told when we return on Monday.

Y9, 11, 12, and 13 are in in our school...

We don't know the situation yet either in dd school or where I teach. Our school is mainly NAS so I don;t know if we will be affected.

how bizarre to want to know which teachers belong to which union, you would not expect to know their political leanings, would you?

teachers being treated and paid better witll be a bonus for your childrens; education

got a letter yesterday saying that no school next thursday due to health and safety/ lack of cover for his class..

he is gutted as i said i will be taking him to mums & tots with DD!!

Mrs G I don;t know of any teachers who are not in a union, for our own safety is is very unwise not to be in a union.

Most teachers would be in NUT or NASUWT as well so having that infomaration is just collecting data for the sake of it,

And Mrs G, is your concern about your dc's education, which will not be harmed by one day off school, OR about the fact that you have to organise childcare?

Schools are about education, NOT childcare, FGS, I bet the Tolpuddle Martyrs are turning in their grave at that comment

Thank God we have unions to protect us from stupid attitudes like that

MrsGuy - I think most teachers belong to a union anyway so it wouldn't help.

Have just heard dd3's primary school closing with just over 50% striking. We haven't been informed at my school one way or the other yet.

And Mrs G, is your concern about your dc's education, which will not be harmed by one day off school, OR about the fact that you have to organise childcare?

Schools are about education, NOT childcare, FGS, I bet the Tolpuddle Martyrs are turning in their grave at that comment

Thank God we have unions to protect us from stupid attitudes like that

Our (primary) school has sent a letter saying only two classes (out of 14) should go in that day, as all the other teachers are striking. Letter also says it is not lawful to get oyher staff in to cover striking staff. All non-NUT staff will be in school. So I suspect that there will be 2 teachers, and quite a few TAs around that day (I am assuming TAs will be in a different Union, as they are not actually teachers).

Ds is quite pleased his teacher is in the NUT, as he would quite like a day off...

In the local paper last night, it said most schools would only get 48hrs notice of closure.

DD's school (junior) is closed on the 24th.

DS's school (first and nursery) is not.

In my dc's school, all of the teachers in the NUT are striking and so 8 teachers out of 14 won't be in.

The teachers in other unions have been told not to cover for strking teachers and so 1 of my 3 dc will have the day off.

Bloody hell, what union people choose to belong to is none of your business.

I think that is absolutely nothing to do with OFSTED and is confidential knowledge I suspect.

People have fought for the right to strike for hundreds of years, and are permitted to do so, it should have NOTHING to do with choosing a school.

Posts like that make me wish I was striking at your dc's school

We have been told that some classes will be affected but not yet which . If one of DC affected, DH will take them both out for the day. Would be good if the proportion of teachers and union affiliation was in the ofsted report - wold be useful for parents to know when choosing a school.

We have been told the classes that are likely to be affected - ie the ones where teachers are in NUT.

ATM looks as tho we will have to find somewhere else for DS1 and DS to go that day but not DD.

DS1 teacher actually only one in school to strike! (inf school but 7 classes). DH says yay! go Mrs XXXX!! well I guess the militant leftie in me agrees (as long as the working mum can find s/one to have DSs for a day... )