Strike breaking using subsidiary staff ....

[Talkinpeace]

DCs school has a fully owned subsidiary company.
During today's strike, several classes were covered by the staff from that company. THey are not teachers or on the main school payroll.

THe head has been awarded a HUGE payrise to be the "executive head" of the school with responsibilty for the company.

How many other academies are going to use non union subsidiary staff to undercut teachers from now on ...

Is it illegal for this school particular school to do this? Am not saying it is right, mind.

I thought Academies didn't have to employ qualified teachers and so can use whatever staff they have as long as child safeguarding measures remain in place. I don't quite follow why children should only be able to be taught by people who are in a union either...

P.S. what has the Head's pay got to do with it??

the people teaching are employees of a subsidiary company of the school

... could schools not pack their subsidiary companies the week before strikes to break strikes ?

hiring supply is banned under strike rules

heads pay rise is to cover new title not new reponsibilities - announced day before strike, equivalent to an NQT ....

If the school's an academy it doesn't have to recognise unions or follow guidelines.

Unfortunately.

surely it does have to under TUPE - new staff can be non recognised but all existing staff are on their old LEA contracts and terms

I wondered how that school was 60% open when DDs school down the road was effectively 100% shut. Now I know.