Schools across Bath and the surrounding area are having to close or offer a limited teaching service during national strike action today.
A number of local schools have confirmed that their teaching will be affected by the strike, with some year groups being unable to attend their lessons.
These include Bath Community Academy, Ralph Allen School, Hayesfield Girls’ School, Combe Down Primary, Saltford Primary, Three Ways, Beechen Cliff and St Saviours Juniors.
Of these schools, Three Ways School will be closing completely during the strike.
This strike action is part of a campaign involving members of the NUT. The strike was called to protest against current pay and pension schemes for teachers.
Christine Blower, general secretary of the NUT, said: “Teachers deeply regret the disruption caused by this strike action to parents and pupils. The government’s refusal, however, to engage to resolve the dispute means that we have no alternative other than to demonstrate the seriousness of our concerns.
“Teachers’ levels of workload are intolerable. The government’s own survey, published last month, shows that primary school teachers work nearly 60 hours a week and secondary school teachers work nearly 56 hours a week.”
A Department for Education spokesman said: “The NUT is taking action that will disrupt parents’ lives, hold back children’s education and damage the reputation of the profession.”
