Is your school shut tomorrow?

[siestalady]

This is absolutely not intended to start another slanging match about the teachers strike - but I'm just curious to know how many of you have been told your children's schools are completely shut tomorrow? We had a note late last week to say ours had taken the decision to close entirely; but I haven't heard of this happening in any other schools, every other school in the area is (I guess) seeing how it goes tomorrow morning/has chosen to close specific classes only.

For context it's a single intake primary.

I'm just wondering if total closures are happening elsewhere?

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Primary school
Surrey

My own school (2 - 3 form entry primary) is closed for all children without EHCPs or FSMs on invitation only. Majority of teachers and some support staff are striking (I only know that because I did the count-up). Head only knows that the number would have a significant impact (it's increased since the first day by 5).

My child's school (almost 1 form entry primary) is closing two classes completely, the rest of the school is open as normal. Presume not NEU members. My child is in one of the closed classes, I wrote and said I supported the teacher's decision. The Head wrote a very good explanation letter saying that she couldn't guarantee all the other classes would be open either, there would be further communication tomorrow.

DS school sent an email last week saying they intend to fully open but to “allow changes up to and including 1st feb” So I don’t know yet🤷🏻‍♀️

I wondered that, but it seems like a blanket closure, for example, just reception, or just reception and KS1. Seems like the opposite criteria to that used for summer term 2020!

Both are partially open, and prioritising exam years.

So DD, Y6 is going in.
DS, Y9, is not.

Striking teachers will have communicated that to their Head (which they don't have to do), the Head will have chosen not to cover those classes as it would undermine strike action. It's the Head supporting the strike.

Classes out shouldn't be given any access to online learning.

It's not a pandemic.

Reception and KS1 also have ratios and max class sizes. Maybe they don't have enough staff for safety reasons. Maybe some staff have said they won't cover for striking staff.

If anyone had multiple children in primary school and only some classes are closed, are people taking the other children to school? Or just keeping all children off?

2of 7 classes are shut. Very surprised it wasn’t more. Parents are universally supportive of the strikes.

Secondary school is shut - there may be online lessons from non-striking teachers - but primary is open.

Of course you keep them home. Who would be teaching them or are you hoping a non striking teacher would take everyone?

Apologies misread - still take the children to school. Would class as unauthorised absence otherwise.

DC1’s secondary school is open for years 7, 11 and 13.
DC2’s primary school is open for about half the classes. There’s no apparent logic to which class is in and which isn’t, so I assume that if the class teacher is striking the class is at home rather than trying to prioritise who should be in and allocating not striking teachers to those classes.
Coincidentally, both my DC are in school tomorrow.

The classes whose teachers who are striking are off, and those not are in. So one child in, and one not (primary school). 2/3 of the classes in my son's year are striking, so he is looking forward to an empty playground and a bit more time for PE. Thought there may be provision for SEN children or free school meals but nothing.

Our primary is closed and I support this.

High school is fully open but primary is closed for most classes.
Only year 1, nursery and children of critical workers and vulnerable children will be in school.

I work in a primary school. We will be fully open and our children will have a normal day with normal lessons.

Closed to year 7 to 11

But expected to be on teams in case some teachers aren't striking

I think our internet might be off tomorrow

Colour me suspicious about tales of schools in which parents are universally supportive about the strike action. It's much more mixed here.

Primary yes

Totally support them

Year 8 and 9 are not in

Closed for all except Year 6. Vulnerable kids will be invited in (know this from parent Governor) and those that can’t get time off for work will also be able to drop kids off. Friend has said with the exception of Year 6 Head is expecting in 13-15 kids.

Son in secondary year 10 shut to all but year 11s. Special school son open as normal daughters uni shut but even if its wasn't trains aren't on so couldn't go and her strike days are three days a week till middle of march.

Sal

DS in y2 - his class is shut

DS in Reception - his class is open with his usual teacher.

My DD in Reception is at a different school (mainstream school but she has a SEND place). Her class is shut but as she has an EHCP they have made arrangements for her to go in.

Secondary school-
All year 7 and 11 pupils need to be in school as usual, for other years vulnerable and those whose parents are key workers (pretty much lockdown rules for other kids).
The ones at home have to log onto teams for lessons.