9^th March 2023

Proposed Industrial Action- Strike Days : March 15th and 16th

Dear Parents,

 I was hoping for better news, but as things stand, the third and fourth days of strike action from one of the main teaching unions are still due to take place on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March. There is still the possibility that these may be ‘stood down’ but for now, we need to plan in a similar way to the previous days.

Given the expected staffing levels and the amount of uncertainty we have, this means that that school will be closed to students on that day. In Kingsley ALL of the class Teachers are in the NEU which is the Union which is striking, this is why school is fully closed for pupils, unlike some other schools where not all Teachers are on strike. However, there will be some further amendments around school meals that are different to  the arrangements last time.

We are going to provide every child with a school meal on the strike days. These will be prepared by the kitchen staff during the morning and will be available for ALL pupils , whether they are entitled to free school meals or not. This is what we normally do for every pupil, so we are going to try to do this on strike days. Meals will be ready to be collected from the school hall between 12-1pm each day.

In order to plan for this we need to know the numbers needed, so if you require a packed lunch please use the slip below to book one. These are available for all children in Kingsley from Reception to year 6, for both days, but must be booked in advance.

I will of course let you know if there are any last minute changes or the strike is cancelled.

Kind regards,

Alison Whittaker, Head Teacher

 

I would like to book the following packed lunches for collection:

(please tick which days you require)

 

15^th March

 

16^th March

 

Names of pupils:

 

1………………………………………………………………………..class

2………………………………………………………………………. class

3………………………………………………………………………. class

4………………………………………………………………………. class

 

Parents name……………………………………………………………………………………….

 

This form MUST be returned by Friday 10^th March 2023.