Dear parents and carers, Planned NEU strike action Further to my last letter regarding the school’s position in view of the strike action announced by the National Education Union (NEU), I am writing to give you notice of the impact this will have on our school ways of working during planned strike days.  The dates of further NEU strike action are: Thursday 2 March 2023, Wednesday 15 March 2023 & Thursday 16 March 2023 Since the last strike day, it is clear that over 90% of our school’s teachers are members of the NEU and may be on strike, therefore the provision we offer in school on the above dates will be substantially restricted to ensure the safety of any students on-site is maintained at all times, with sufficient staff-student ratios.  All decisions on this have been taken in line with guidance provided by the DfE, Partnership Learning Trust, the local authority and the relevant unions. I once again ask parents to note that each school will be affected to a varying extent, depending on the numbers of teachers who are NEU members.  The actions which schools have to take at this time will not all be the same, but will reflect their individual circumstances. The plans I am setting out below will be in place for Thursday 2nd March 2023.  It is likely that this will be the way of working for the two subsequent dates however I will confirm arrangements for those dates nearer the time. Thursday 2nd March 2023: School will only be open for young people who are identified as vulnerable, as a priority.  The families of these young people will be contacted directly by our inclusion teams in the coming week to confirm arrangements. As the vast majority of teaching staff will be engaged in the strike action, therefore not in school, we will be unable to offer a normal timetable or regular taught lessons. Students who are on-site on this day will be supervised by support staff and any remaining teaching staff to complete work. There will be a small number of places available for children of key workers who do not have alternative provision to care for their young children on this date.  Parents will be required to complete the form (link at the end of this letter) to request a place – parents who have already provided this information do not need to resubmit their request.  Please note, completion of the form will not guarantee a place for your child on this day.  You will receive confirmation of whether a place can be offered by Tuesday 28th February. Free School Meals will be available to those eligible from 11.30am – 1.30pm from the secondary site. There is provision for supervised study for students who are in Year 11 or Year 13.  If parents would like to request a place for their child to attend this, please complete the form below.  Otherwise, students who will be sitting exams this year will be given guidance on how to direct their studies at home on this date. I appreciate that this is a significant change to our normal ways of working.   I will endeavour to give you plenty of notice of any changes to this plan and I appreciate your cooperation at this time.  Yours faithfully, Clare Cross Principal Request for keyworker place during strike action Y11 / Y13 Supervised study request form