TEACHERS across Dudley borough have gone on strike today (Tuesday).
The one-day walkout, organised by the National Union of Teachers (NUT), centres on a row over cuts to school funding.
Dudley NUT warns that borough schools will face major cuts due to the implementation of the government’s proposed National Funding Formula (NFF), on top of the losses due to cuts in school funding.
It claims schools in Dudley face losing more than £10 million overall.
In a statement the union said: “That’s why NUT members are taking action to fight cuts in funding, defend national terms and conditions for teachers and secure a national negotiating framework.
“The government is imposing real terms funding cuts on schools by freezing their per-pupil funding as inflation rises and loading additional costs onto schools through increased employer pension and national insurance contributions. This will affect all schools.
“The cuts will result in job losses, hitting teacher workload and pay, just when we face intensifying problems in the supply of teachers and big increases in pupil numbers.
“The cuts will result in a narrowing curriculum and the acceleration of the ‘exam factory’ approach just when parents and young people need high quality education.”
Dudley and Sandwell schools that are closed include:
Belle Vue Primary, Stourbridge
Blowers Green Primary, Dudley
Bromley Hills Primary, Kingswinford
Brook Primary, Stourbridge
Lapal Primary, Halesowen
Queen Victoria Primary, Sedgley
Rosewood, Coseley
The Hillcrest School and Community College, Netherton
Thorns Community College, Quarry Bank
Summerhill School, Kingswinford
Blackheath Primary School
Oldbury Academy
Rounds Green Primary School, Oldbury
Westminster Special School, Rowley Regis
Partial closures:
Brockmoor Primary, Brierley Hill
Cherry Tree Learning Centre, Dudley
Cotwall End Primary, Sedgley
Fairhaven Primary, Stourbridge
Foxyards Primary, Dudley
Greenfield Primary, Stourbridge
Hob Green Primary, Stourbridge
Kate’s Hill Community Primary, Dudley
Leasowes High, Halesowen
Netherton CE Primary, Netherton
Netherton Park Nursery, Netherton
Newfield Park Primary, Halesowen
Northfield Road Primary, Dudley
Oldswinford CE Primary, Stourbridge
Peters Hill Primary, Brierley Hill
Priory Primary, Dudley
Rufford Primary, Stourbridge
St Margaret’s At Hasbury CE Primary, Halesowen
Sycamore Short Stay School, Dudley
The Old Park School, Brierley Hill
Ellowes Hall Sports College, Lower Gornal
Summerhill School, Kingswinford
Windsor High School, Halesowen
Causeway Green Primary School, Oldbury
Dudley schools open as usual:
Alder Coppice Primary, Sedgley
Castle High School and Visual Arts College, Dudley
Blanford Mere Primary School, Kingswinford
The Brier School, Kingswinford
Brierley Hill Primary School
The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School, Brierley Hill
Crestwood Park Primary School, Kingswinford
The Crestwood School, Kingswinford
Dawley Brook Primary School, Kingswinford
Dingle Community Primary School, Kingswinford
Dudley Wood Primary School, Dudley
Holly Hall Academy, Dudley
Jesson's Church of England Primary School, Dudley
Maidensbridge Primary School, Wall Heath
Mount Pleasant Primary School, Quarry Bank
Netherbrook Primary School, Netherton
Peters Hill Primary School, Amblecote
Roberts Primary School, Lower Gornal
Russells Hall Primary School, Dudley
St Chad's RC Primary School, Sedgley
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Dudley
St Mark's CE Primary School, Pensnett
St Mary's CE Primary School, Kingswinford
Straits Primary School, Lower Gormal
Thorns Primary School, Quarry Bank
Withymoor Primary School, Quarry Bank
Wrens Nest Primary School, Dudley
The Woodsetton School, Woodsetton
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