A number of Jewish schools were forced to close on Wednesday as the country’s largest teaching union, the National Education Union, staged the first in a series of planned strikes in coming weeks over pay and conditions.
JFS headteacher David Moody said, “Unfortunately, with nearly half of teachers opting to strike, the school has had to close for the day. We will be providing resources to all pupils. Small groups of students are also being invited in for intervention where possible.”
JCoSS in East Barnet has also shut its gates as there would have been too few staff available to ensure on-site safety. “Students will be remotely working on Teams and live lessons will be taught by teachers not striking,” a spokesman said.
Hannele Reece, headteacher of King Solomon High School in Essex, said, “We will be closed for all students except those who need the most support or are most vulnerable whom we have specifically invited in. Students who would normally receive free school meals are being provided with food vouchers.”
