NEU Teaching Strikes 2023
The NEU announced on Monday 16 January that teachers, within their union, will be on strike on multiple days in February and March 2023:
- Wednesday 1 February
- Thursday 2 March
- Wednesday 15 March
- Thursday 16 March
- Thursday 27 April
- Tuesday 2 May
Information for pupils: instructions for accessing work from home on Thursday 27 April and Tuesday 2 May
Log into Frog and go to the ‘Your Assignments’ section; at the start of each lesson you will find the task set for the subjects you have on Thursday and/or Tuesday.
You will need to follow your normal timetable for the day/week and everything you need to complete each assignment will be on Frog.
The assignments will be called ‘LESSON (1,2 etc) WORK FOR THURSDAY 27 APRIL or TUESDAY 2 MAY’.
If there is no work set for a lesson(s) then go to the assignment called ‘(YOUR) YEAR GROUP ADDITIONAL WORK FOR THURSDAY 27 APRIL or TUESDAY 2 MAY’ and there will be a list of suggested activities and links for you to access.
Previous Strike Details - Thursday 27 April and Tuesday 2 May
- Backwell School will be open to students in Years 11, 12 and 13 and to a small number of students from Years 7 – 10, who have been invited to attend.
- All Year 11 students should attend school as normal: in full uniform with books/equipment for their scheduled timetable. Attendance is compulsory and where a member of staff is absent from school, students will complete revision activities. Year 11 need to head to assembly in the Sixth Form Theatre at 8.40am.
- Year 11 students should now be following their revision programme and they should bring appropriate revision materials with them to use if their teacher is absent. We will provide back-up revision materials including past paper questions if required.
- For Year 12 students Thursday 27 April falls within Trial Exam Week. In that week, Year 12 students have study leave and are nt required to attend school other than for their examinations. All Year 12 students should attend school as normal on Tuesday 2 May: where the industrial action means it is not possible for a lesson to take place, sixth formers will undertake private study as would usually happen due to staff absence.
- All Year 13 students should attend school as normal. Where the industrial action means it is not possible for a lesson to take place, sixth formers will undertake private study as would usually happen due to staff absence.
- We have invited a small group of students from Years 7 – 10 into school on this date. If your child is in this group, you will have already received an email from the school.
- Students n the school site, including Sixth Formers, will have access to the catering offer from Aspens as usual; this will be served from the Main Canteen (Years 7-11) and the Sixth Form Canteen (Years 12 and 13).
- North Somerset Council have confirmed that those entitled to home-to-school transport will have their usual provision in place to get to school. Likewise, our out-of-catchment coach service, run by Eagle Coaches, will operate as normal.
- The Education Support Forest School Trip (small group of children from Years 7 -9) will still go ahead and parents/carers of those taking part will receive a separate email communication connected to this.
- All Year 11 students should attend school as normal: in full uniform with books/equipment for their scheduled timetable. Attendance is compulsory and where a member of staff is absent from school, students will complete revision activities. Year 11 need to head to assembly in the Sixth Form Theatre at 8.40am.
- The majority of students in Years 7-10 will not be able to attend school on these days and will access work at home via Frog on this date. Students should follow their normal timetable and should log on to Frog at the start of the school day.
Previous strike details - Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 March
Wednesday 15 March 2023
- Backwell School will be open on Wednesday 15 March to students in Years 11, 12 and 13 only and to a small number of students from Years 7 – 10, who have been invited to attend.
Thursday 16 March 2023
- Backwell School will be open on Thursday 16 March to students in Years 10, 12 and 13 only and to a small number of students from Years 7 – 11, who have been invited to attend.
Full details on both days can be found here.
Previous strike details - Thursday 2 March
- Backwell School will be open on Thursday 2 March to students in Years 11, 12 and 13 only and to a small number of students from Years 7 – 10, who have been invited to attend.
- All Year 11 students should attend school as normal; in full uniform with books/equipment for Thursday Week 2. Attendance is compulsory and where a member of staff is absent from school students will complete revision activities and coursework. Year 11 need to head to assembly in the Sixth Form Theatre at 8.40am.
- Sixth Form students (Years 12 and 13) should attend school as normal. Where the industrial action means it is not possible for a lesson to take place, sixth formers will undertake private study as would usually happen due to staff absence.
- We have invited a small group of students from Years 7 – 10 into school on this date. If your child is in this group, you will have already received an email from the school.
- Students n the school site, including Sixth Formers, will have access to the catering offer from Aspens as usual; this will be served from the Main Canteen (Years 7-11) and the Sixth Form Canteen (Years 12 and 13).
- North Somerset Council have confirmed that those entitled to home-to-school transport will have their usual provision in place to get to school. Likewise, our out-of-catchment coach service, run by Eagle Coaches, will operate as normal.
- The majority of students in Years 7-10 will not be able to attend school and will access work at home via Frog on this date. Students should follow their normal timetable (for Thursday Week 2) and should log on to Frog at the start of the school day.
- Parents/carers with children eligible for Free School Meals will be issued with a voucher, by email, to purchase lunch items for this date - unless the student is expected in school on 2 March (as outlined above).
- Any school clubs scheduled for this day have been cancelled apart from the Sixth Form Jazz Band at lunchtime.
- The Year 9 English trip to see the matinee performance of Noughts and Crosses will also go ahead; parents/carers of those on this trip will be emailed separately regarding the arrangements for this.
- The GCSE Performing Arts Trip to see the evening performance of Noughts and Crosses in Bath will go ahead as planned. Please check the arrangements on the letter and ensure your child is in school for 5.50pm for a prompt departure.