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Dear Parent/Carer,
I am writing to you to share information about the next planned teacher strikes on Thursday 27th April and Tuesday 2nd May. As I have explained in previous blogs, these strikes are not action against the school but are instead about concerns over teachers’ pay and the overall funding for schools, which is damaging to every child’s education and leading to challenges recruiting and retaining school staff. These issues affect MHS as much as they do all schools.
Arrangements for both Thursday 27th April and Tuesday 2nd May are as follows:
Year 11
Years 7-10
Links to online platforms (as per the previous strike day), OR specific work for their class set on Satchel One, OR Teams lessons lasting between 30 and 50 minutes. Where the class teacher is not on strike, every lesson will begin with at least a short online Teams session where the tasks for the class will be explained by the teacher. This is different to the last strike.
The offer will differ per lesson per student depending on whether their teacher is striking or not striking and available. A letter explaining the offer and how to access it can be seen HERE.
Vulnerable Learners
We may be able to provide accommodation for the most vulnerable learners on the day of the strike. If you believe that your child meets this criteria and wish to book a place, then please follow the link HERE.
The deadline for letting school know is midday on Tuesday 25th April.
Free school meals
The parents or carers of any child who normally receives a benefits-related Free School Meal, who will not be in school on 27th April and/or 2nd May should also follow the link below and complete the final question of the form if a meal is required. These meals will be available for collection from Bradshaw Canteen before the end of the day on Wednesday 26th April for the first of the two strike days. Meals will be available from 9.30am on the 2nd May for the second strike day. Only pre-booked meals, via the form, will be available. The deadline for letting school know is midday on Tuesday 26th April.
The form for requesting a meal is HERE, please see final question.
I hope that this information above is helpful and of course, if anything changes, we will let you know.
Best wishes Joe Barker