Dear parents and carers,

I write to you today regarding the Academy’s position in view of the strike action announced by the National Education Union (NEU), I am writing to give you notice of the impact this will have on our Academy ways of working during planned strike days.  The final dates of NEU strike action are:

Thursday 27^th April and Tuesday 2^nd May 2023.

A large proportion of our Academy’s teachers are members of the NEU and may be on strike, therefore the provision we offer in school on the above dates will be restricted to ensure the safety of any students on-site is maintained at all times, with sufficient staff-student ratios.  All decisions on this have been taken in line with guidance provided by the Department of Education.

The Academy will be open for year 7 and year 11 students only on both these days, all students in those year groups should attend as normal. As year 11 have now started their examinations, it is crucial that they remain a priority whilst they near the end of their education at Birches Head Academy.

All students from year 8 – 10 will not attend the Academy and can complete work through Microsoft Teams.

I appreciate that this is a significant change to our normal ways of working and I would like to again express my appreciation of your cooperation at this time.

Yours faithfully,

Mr G Baxendale

Vice Principal