A number of schools across the North East are set to be closed this week while teachers go on strike.
Last-ditch talks are set to be held today (Monday, January 30) in a bid to resolve the dispute over pay with teachers across the UK.
Members of the National Education Union (NEU) in England and Wales will walk out on Wednesday, with more stoppages planned in the coming weeks.
Union leaders will meet Education Secretary Gillian Keegan after previous talks failed to break the deadlock.
Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the NEU, said: “This is the last chance to avoid the strike on Wednesday.
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“However, on Friday the Department for Education failed to meet the deadline to its evidence to the teachers’ pay review body.
“We can only assume this is because they know that their recommended increase for teachers’ pay will not be acceptable to our members and will contradict the evidence they must have put in about teacher recruitment and retention difficulties.
“That said, we hope the Secretary of State will bring forward concrete proposals to end this dispute and avert the strike action.”
We’ve pulled together a list of schools set to close across the North East which we will update throughout the week – so make sure to check back here for the latest closures.
Schools set to close on Wednesday, February 1:
- Aclet Close Nursery School:
The school will close on Wednesday, 1 February 2023 (All day) and re-open on Thursday, 2 February 2023 (Morning). Reason for closure: industrial action of NEU members (partially closed)
- Acre Rigg Infant School:
The school will close on Wednesday, 1 February 2023 (All day) and re-open on Thursday, 2 February 2023 (Morning). Reason for closure: Industrial action by teachers (partial closure)
- Bearpark Primary School
The school will close on Wednesday, 1 February 2023 (All day) and re-open on Thursday, 2 February 2023 (Morning). Reason for closure: Industrial Action by all teachers. They remain open for critical workers and vulnerable children.
- Cockton Hill Infant School
The school will close on Wednesday, 1 February 2023 (All day) and re-open on Thursday, 2 February 2023 (Morning). Reason for closure: Industrial action by teachers. They remain open for critical workers and vulnerable children.
- Yohden Primary School
The school will close on Wednesday, 1 February 2023 (All day) and re-open on Thursday, 2 February 2023 (Morning). Reason for closure: Industrial action by teachers
- Newker Primary School
The school will close on Wednesday, 1 February 2023 (All day) and re-open on Thursday, 2 February 2023 (Morning). Reason for closure: Industrial Action by Teachers.
- Deaf Hill Primary and Nursery School
The school will close on Wednesday, 1 February 2023 (All day) and re-open on Thursday, 2 February 2023 (Morning). Reason for closure: Industrial action by teachers
- Crook Primary and Nursery School
The school will close on Wednesday, 1 February 2023 (All day) and re-open on Thursday, 2 February 2023 (Morning). Reason for closure: Industrial action by teachers ( partial closure)
- Consett Infant School
The school will close on Wednesday, 1 February 2023 (All day) and re-open on Thursday, 2 February 2023 (Morning). Reason for closure: Industrial action by teachers (partial closure)
- Vane Road Primary School
The school will be closed but only for the morning - and it will only impact year 1 class 4 and yar 5 class 11 - children in these classes should come to the main school reception at 1pm. The school will be open as normal for other pupils.
- Woodham Academy, Newton Aycliffe
The school will be closed for years 7, 8, 9 and 10 - but open for year 11 pupils.
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- Greenfield Community College, Newton Aycliffe
All year 11 pupils should attend school as usual - with year 7-10 accessing their work via Teams at home on Wednesday (February 1).
- Burnside Primary School
The school will close on Wednesday, 1 February 2023 (All day) and re-open on Thursday, 2 February 2023 (Morning). Reason for closure: NEU Industrial Action. The school will be closed to Nursery, Reception, Year 1, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 6 pupils.
- Cockfield Primary School
The school will close on Wednesday, 1 February 2023 (All day) and re-open on Thursday, 2 February 2023 (Morning). Reason for closure: Industrial Action by all teachers. Thee school will remain open for critical workers and vulnerable children. (Partial Closure)
- Richmond School & Sixth Form
The school will be closed on Wednesday, February 1 2023 between 7.30am and 9.30am as part of strike action.
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