A National Education Union walk-out in the North, North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber regions begins tomorrow.
The teachers union, who had a national strike on 1 February and plan more national strikes in mid-March, want a 12 percent pay rise rather than the below-inflation pay rises that many teachers are being offered.
State school teachers are striking, but independent and private schools will not be affected.
Institutions such as Birkdale School and Westbourne School have confirmed to us that there will be no closures, and classes will continue as normal.
There is particular worry from parents of Year 11 pupils about how strikes may affect their children who will be taking their GCSE’s in just a few months.
A letter from Mr Crook, principal of Penistone Grammar School near Barnsley, informed dismayed parents that the school would be shut for all year groups tomorrow.
For a group already hit by previous strikes and the COVID-19 pandemic, some parents are worried about the effect this will have on their exam preparation.
Other schools, though expecting strike action, have managed to keep Year 11s in class.
King Edward VII school in Broomhall has told pupils in Year 10 and below not to come into school, but that Year 11s on study leave must still attend their trial examinations.
Silverdale School, a comprehensive in South West Sheffield, and Sheffield Springs Academy in South East Sheffield, will both prioritise Year 11 pupils tomorrow.
Silverdale has told the children to come in as usual, and arranged for Year 10s and below to stay at home and learn remotely. Sheffield Springs is doing the same with their Year 11s and 9s at school, but Years 7, 8 and 10 at home.
Similarly, Astrea Academy in North Sheffield is closed for Year 10’s and under, with Year 11’s in for a shorter, non-uniform day.
The Birley Academy in South East Sheffield is closed for all pupils, apart from Year 11’s who have mock exams.
However, some state-funded academies are not expecting disruption at all. Notre Dame High School, a catholic academy in Fulwood, has said they will be “open as usual.”
Likewise, Chaucer School in North Sheffield is fully open, with all students expected to attend.
