Best Practice

Strike advice

Legal advice Trade unions
With on-going industrial action affecting schools across England, legal experts Paul Menham and Paul Maddock look at how school leaders might minimise the disruption for pupils and parents while still respecting their staff’s right to take strike action.

At the time of writing, teachers in schools across England and Wales are still planning to take strike action on Wednesday (March 26) due to an ongoing dispute over pay and work conditions, including the introduction of performance-related pay and stricter pension packages.

The strike action is being undertaken by members of the National Union of Teachers. The union is running a joint campaign of industrial action with the NASUWT, and while the NASUWT has pledged not to strike this term in light of ongoing talks with the Department for Education, it has said it will review its position in the run-up to Easter.

Register now, read forever

Thank you for visiting SecEd and reading some of our content for professionals in secondary education. Register now for free to get unlimited access to all content.

What's included:

  • Unlimited access to news, best practice articles and podcast

  • New content and e-bulletins delivered straight to your inbox every Monday and Thursday

Register

Already have an account? Sign in here