More school chaos across Glasgow and the West as teachers strike over pay

Disruption across local authorities is varied.

Author: Callum McQuadePublished 7th Dec 2022
Last updated 7th Dec 2022

Thousands of pupils across Glasgow and the West are facing another day off school as their teachers swap the classroom for the picket line.

Members of the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association and the NASUWT are striking because they claim they need a 10% pay rise.

Seamus Searson from the SSTA told Clyde 1: "Teachers are reluctant to take this action and would much rather be in front of their classes getting ready for the national qualifications.

"Unfortunately, the lack of progress in this pay dispute has resulted in this step and all we can hope is this matter is resolved sooner rather than later.

"At the moment, this industrial action could run into January and February and we don't want to put parents and pupils in this position, but we have no other choice."

How will closures affect you?

Glasgow City Council -Disruption is varied, but will not affect nursery classes. Schools should already have been in touch with parents about closures. S4, S5 & S6 pupils are not thought to be impacted.

North Lanarkshire Council - All schools and nurseries will be open, but whole year groups and individual classes may be affected.

South Lanarkshire Council - Disruption is mixed and parents should have had letters through advising them what it will mean for them.

Renfrewshire Council - Some secondary year groups are affected and all primaries are open, but where a class teacher is not at work then children will be supervised.

East Renfrewshire Council - Primaries and nurseries are open as normal. Secondaries are closed for S1-S3 and open for S4-S6.

East Dunbartonshire Council - All secondaries are closed as well as Holy Trinity, Meadowburn and Lennoxtown primary schools.

West Dunbartonshire Council - All schools open, but some classes might be affected.

Inverclyde Council - Nurseries and primaries not affected. Disruption to secondary schools is varied, but S1-S3 are mostly off.

East Ayrshire - All secondary schools closed.

North Ayrshire - All high schools apart from Arran Academy are shut. Largs Academy will remain open for S5 and 6 pupils taking prelims.

South Ayrshire - High schools closed except: Girvan Academy fully open. Marr College and Carrick Academy only open to S4 to S6.

Argyll and Bute Council - Only Campbelltown Grammar is fully closed. The rest will remain open for some pupils.

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