2 emails within an hour of each other re strikes and holidays

[OhIdoLike2bBesideTheSeaside]

So my kids school have sent 2 emails out this morning, 1 regarding closure dates for strikes

Fair enough I get it

Then in the next email less than an hour later - the importance of not taking your kids out during term time for holidays and them getting behind!!!

I mean the mums wattsapp is going wild

I think they have a cheek to say that!!

Teachers get paid to teach. They don't get paid on strike days.
That's a bit like being fined.

I wish parents were more worked up about the actual shit show that is education currently. My daughter goes to the school I work at and I am thankful I do not have any more children to get through the education system. Teachers are telling you loud and clear on mumsnet that we have a massive recruitment and retention issue. All that is happening is that current teachers are expected to do more as a result. We are all disillusioned at my successful school, so God knows how bad it is elsewhere.

Glad I’m not in that horribly uneducated whatsapp group.

I can actually see why this would boil parents' piss (and I support the strikes btw) because they appear to be contradictory messages about the importance of ensuring children don't miss out on education in quick succession of one another. If they'd said that children being out of school at different times makes it hard for them to catch up and hard for teachers to catch them up on work they've missed that others have continued in their absence then that changes the whole context. Schools generally aren't very good at communications.

They aren’t actually contradictory messages.

Teachers are going on strike to fight for better education for the kids
Parents need to ensure good attendance to facilitate better education for their kids.

Same goal. Different methods.

I want to apologise to all the teachers I have offended with my unnecessarily rude comments at the start of the thread.
I appreciate all you are doing and support you in your strike for better pay and conditions.
I am currently dealing with a difficult situation with my son’s school and I allowed the fact that it is an anonymous forum to vent my frustrations. However, on reflection, I realise that real people who are just trying to manage their jobs in difficult circumstances are reading this and are obviously hurt by the things that I said and I am sorry.

I think they make a valid point actually, I like it. Amongst my friends most are livid over the strikes. And most of those who are also take their kids out of school for holidays.

They aren't unauthorised by the schools generally.
My headteacher had already sent out an email saying that they understand some teachers will be absent that day and that he supports their personal and union decision to do so. They are on set dates which staff in affected unions are permitted to not being in school by their employers.

The striking employed teacher will forgo their pay for any missed strike day. So will lose money for that day.