Thr irony of the strike

[Vickibee]

We have had a letter saying NUT/NASUWT are taking Industrial action next Tuesday so school is shut. Also a letter came home about the £60 fine for removing your child from school for holidays / other events. Double standards don't you think
Now I know teaching is the hardest of jobs but I do feel overall that their benefits package is fair in terms of salary, pension, sickness, SMP/Spp etc. Some folk don't realise thay are well off?

Vickibee

Do you know anything about teaching? Or the system?
Who is it that has double standards? and who are thay? [sic]

Yes I was a teacher in a 2ndry school for 9 years so I do know a bit about it.
I feel that teachers should not strike as it disadvantages the child's education even it it is for just one day

1. Teachers have nothing to do with refusal of holidays or fines. Thank the dfe

1. I'm going on strike to protect my children's education.

Nobody is listening to the profession as the whole system descends into anarchy. In all honesty, I don't think the strike will do much as people are quite happy to believe any politician or headline over an entire profession of educators. At least I will be able to say I tried to make everyone understand by showing I disagreed.

How is it double standards? Its not teachers or heads for that matter that have made the rules about holidays.

it sends out the message that it is fine for a child to miss a day's education for a strike but cannot miss a day for a holiday.

FWIW i disagree with a child missing school and have always made sure our holidays are not in term time. Every day is vital to learning IMO

How is it double standards? Its not teachers or heads for that matter that have made the rules about holidays.

WSS

If a child misses a day for a holiday, lessons still go on and the child is behind. If the school is closed (for strikes, snow, dodgy boilers, inset days etc) then the child isn't missing any specific lessons.

If we have a 4 day week rather than 5, we rejiggle the plans to ensure we're still covering everything.

You're rather missing the point of a strike, OP.

A teacher will lose a day's pay for breaking contract. They will be fined roughly £150 depending on their wage band. So no, no double standards there at all.

"but I do feel overall that their benefits package is fair in terms of salary, pension, sickness, SMP/Spp etc."

And on what basis do you form that judgement?

And I'll echo what the others have said: teachers are not responsible for the Government's current obsession with attendance figures. So the two issues are totally separate.