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Re: NEU Regional Strike Action Day on Weds 1^st March – school closed to all pupils

Further to my letters of Weds 18^th and Fri 27^th January, and Fri 10^th February, this is to inform you that the school will be closed to all pupils next Wednesday (1^st March).

As you know, the NEU (National Education Union) has formally notified us of regional strike action on that day.  I have again assessed the impact and potential risks, especially safeguarding and health and safety risks, of this, and after further consultation with the Chair of Governors, I have decided to close the school. I will inform the Local Authority (LA), together with Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire Education Transport Services.

Please therefore do go ahead and make alternative arrangements for your child on that day. I hope that the reminder notice has been helpful to you in organising this.

For pupils who have Free School Meals (FSM), you will remember that the £5 vouchers we ordered from Edenred were to cover both the strike action day on Weds 1^st February and this potential second strike action day on Weds 1^st March.

While your child is at home on Wednesday, please access the ‘Learning At Home’ tab on our website, where there are lots of ideas for a range of learning activities you can do with your child, using resources we hope you can find in the home. There are also stories and ‘how to’ videos you can watch, and past assemblies with lots of interesting topics for the pupils to learn about, linked to their curriculum work. You can access these learning activities here: Learning at Home

The school will remain open as usual for staff.

The next proposed NEU strike action days are Wednesday 15^th and Thursday 16^th March, and I will update you about those when I have further information nearer the time.

If there is any progress in terms of the national negotiations before next Wednesday, I will of course also inform you of that at the earliest opportunity.

Patricia Lewis (Headteacher)                                                      Sarah Bustard (Chair of Governors)

Re: NEU Teacher Strike Days:    Weds 1^st March

Weds 15^th + Thurs 16^th March

Dear Parent/Guardian(s)

Further to my letters of 17^th and 27^th January, I would like to remind you of the next NEU (National Education Union) strike action day on Wednesday 1^st March 2023. This is a regional strike day which includes the East Midlands.

The NEU is the largest teaching union, and many of the Oak Field teachers belong to this union.

Further talks at national level are due to take place, but the DfE and the Local Authority (LA) are advising schools to prepare for this next strike action.

Again, at this point, we don’t yet know if, or how many, teachers might be taking strike action, but I do need to advise you to prepare for some disruption and potential closure of classes/the school on Weds 1^st March.

Please therefore be prepared to put in a contingency plan for that day, when your child/children might not be able to come to school. We will of course make every effort to minimise disruption if we can.

I will update you as soon as we know more.

Yours sincerely

Patricia Lewis

(Headteacher)