Dear Parent/Carer
Industrial Action – Teacher Trade Unions
I am writing to inform you that the Council has been
advised of further plans for industrial action by the teacher trade unions in
the new year. This next stage of industrial
action means that schools across Scotland will be targeted on specific days.
We
have been notified by several teacher trade unions that their members will
strike on:
- Tuesday 10 January
2023 – primary, ASN schools, and early
years centres.
- Wednesday 11 January 2023 – all secondary
and secondary ASN schools
Based on the
information currently available, this will mean severe disruption to Primary, Secondary
and ASN schools
and/or classes and is likely to result in schools having to close.
The EIS has intimated their plans to introduce a rolling
period of industrial action across schools in Scotland with Friday 3
February 2023 being a further date identified for strike action in South
Lanarkshire.
The
purpose of this letter is to provide notice so that you can consider contingency
plans for childcare for these days. I will provide a further
update prior to the Christmas holiday period, or as information becomes available.
I trust that this information is helpful.
Yours sincerely
Head Teacher