Teachers to strike at four Lancashire Catholic schools over academy plans

Summarised from 3 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 15 Nov, 05:59 · Archive

Staff at four Lancashire schools are planning six days of strikes before the end of the year over Catholic Church plans to turn them into academies.

Staff at four Lancashire Catholic schools are planning six days of strikes before the end of the year over plans by the Catholic Church to turn them into academies. The action is being organised by members of the National Education Union and marks an escalation of a dispute that began earlier in the year.

The four schools involved are Corpus Christi Catholic High and Our Lady's Catholic High, both in the Fulwood area of Preston, Cardinal Allen Catholic High in Fleetwood, and English Martyrs Catholic Primary in Preston. Strike dates are planned for 24th November, 1st–2nd December and 8th–10th December. The strikes will involve both teaching and non-teaching staff.

Two of the schools have already experienced industrial action. Corpus Christi and Cardinal Allen both held 48-hour walkouts in September, with Cardinal Allen also holding a one-day stoppage in July. During the September strikes, staff from the NASUWT union also took action, leading to school closures. The NASUWT has not yet announced whether it will join the latest round of strikes.

Governors of the four schools were only notified of the planned strikes on Friday afternoon, meaning it is not yet clear whether any of them will be forced to close during the walkouts.

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Staff at four Lancashire schools to strike for six daysStaff at four Lancashire schools are set to strike for six days before the end of the year over plans by the Catholic Church to turn them into academies, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) can reveal.Lancashire Telegraph · 15 Nov, 05:00
Teachers to strike for six days at Cardinal Allen Catholic High School in Fleetwood as academy row escalatesThe planned action will build over the course of three weeks.Blackpool Gazette · 14 Nov, 17:22
Teachers to strike for six days at schools in Preston and Fleetwood as academy row escalatesThe planned action will build over the course of three weeks.Chorley Guardian · 14 Nov, 12:40
Teachers to strike for six days at schools in Preston and Fleetwood as Catholic academy row escalatesThe planned action will build over the course of three weeks.Chorley Guardian · 14 Nov, 12:40

In this story: National Education Union · NASUWT · Corpus Christi Catholic High · Cardinal Allen Catholic High · Our Lady's Catholic High · English Martyrs Catholic Primary · Preston · Fleetwood

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