Sooo, is your child's school striking on the 30th November?

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Have they told you yet if the school will be closed? My DD's school shut for the most part last time, but I can't remember when they let us know!

Indeed, teachers are encouraged NOT to give notice about whether they are striking. They are being encouraged by the unions to disrupt as much as possible.
I shall NOT be striking and shall enjoy a splendid Wednesday of work
:-)

The unions have not all confirmed that they will be on strike yet.

The school cannot tell you until the unions tell them.

Very high possibility of strike though.

NASUWT confirmed their ballot today - 40% turnout, 82% vote for a strike.

Oof. That's high. Or high for action, I mean. Are 60% of teachers apathetic or not bothered for action?

That sounded ruder than I meant it to. Sorry.

Quite a low turnout indeed. Many teachers in the independent sector are likely to feel uncomfortable about taking strike action, even though they are being hit most by the proposed changes. I suspect many are also just assuming that the government simply isn't going to U turn, or even listen to the views of teachers.

I know this thread is about schools but remember that a number of unions are involved on the 30th

The Day of Action on 30 November will see support from people working right across the public sector.

21 unions have already received a mandate from their members for industrial action, including five who already had a mandate from earlier action this year:

AEP
Aspect
ATL
CSP
EIS
FDA
GMB
NAHT
Napo
NASUWT
NIPSA
NUT
PCS
Prospect
SCP
SoR
UCAC
UCATT
UCU
UNISON
Unite

And more unions? industrial action ballots are currently underway:

POA
RMT

The Day of Action also has support from the following unions which are not currently balloting their members for industrial action:

BDA
BIOS
FBU
HCSA
BMA
RCN
RCM

Physios union the CSP  voted 86%yes on a 66% turnout
NHS radiographers in the SoR voted 84% yes on a 58% turnout
Chiropodists union the SCP voted 85% with a 52% turnout
<strong>Members of the FDA, which represents senior civil servants, voted 81% yes on a 54% turnout</strong>
<strong>And professional and specialist civil servants union Prospect voted 75% yes, with a 52% turnout</strong>

My DS is closed on 30 Nov due to the strike, it was on the newsletter today then underneath the they ask for donations from parents/pupils for the the school Christmas Fair raffle/tombola ......

are the two things related ladybirdpoppy?

Those requests are to benefit your children, ladybirdpoppy. The teachers won't be nicking the stuff to top up their impoverished homes.

How can you not see the connection?
These teachers are arsing around on strike, thinking only of themselves and then they have the bare-faced cheek to ask the poor exploited parents for even more stuff for the school.
Have they no shame?

I had a parent a few years back who ranted about me not being supportive because I wasn't helping at a school fair.
I told her I was, but at my child's school on the same day. I was also a PTA member for my child's school. She still thought I was wrong and selfish in my choice. :P

Gwan, ladybirdpoppy.
Tell me I got it wrong and there's another explanation.

I think teachers are striking just so they can eat ladybirdbirdpoppy's donations at home.

TBH, its a doss day for most teachers. I dont know one who went on a rally, did a picket or anything remotely connected with 'belief'. And Im surrounded by 180 of the buggers.

Sorry, couldnt march I had to look after the childrfen
my mother was ill
ooh I couldnt possibly go up town
I did my marking ??????

Pathetic, compromised values and I work in the most militant school in the area. Christ knows what the wishywashy schools are like.

Most if the striking staff from nut at our school went on a rally. If you care enough to strike you should care enough to protest.

Really?

4 out of 5 NUT teachers at my school went to the rally last time, and my ds's teachers picketed outside the school because the management drafted in all sorts of management/supply/TAs to take classes. So I wouldn't take ds across the picket line - his teacher was on it - and took him to the rally instead, along with 3 other teachers with children. Saw ds's teachers at the rally later.

Plenty of support round here.

We have decided (since we're in the independent sector and therefore actually hit worse than state schools in the government's wonderful proposals) the we will not strike. Instead, the whole teaching staff have written a letter to parents, governors, local and national politicians explaining our stance.
I too am concerned that too many teachers will take strike action, but create a negative feeling by just having a jolly!
Incidentally, to try and boost our school numbers, I did suggest we could run a child minding day, or even an Open Day... :-)

I'm interested in the 96% of those who voted to take industrial action in the NASUWT today. Are they going to go through with this, I wonder? Probably even more effective than strike action (it's work to rule, no extras, etc) but hard to do.

I agree feenie. Work to rule would be MUCH more effective (though can't do it at the moment because of Christmas concerts! Would be willing to next term though). I have a horrible feeling this strike is going to end in tears.

Work to rule would cause more problems but I would not do it because it would genuinely harm the education of children.

I'm v interested in the work to rule idea too. Teachers job can be so wide though I'd like to know where the rule is drawn!

I don't know about that - with the NAHT and NASUWT joining in now then the message is very clear.

I woud find work to rule very difficult, but yes, it would be very difficult. Very interested to see if the NASUWT ask their members to follow it through.