Teaching assistants could be disciplined and lose pay if they refuse to cross teachers' picket lines, unions have warned.
Unison has told its members that legally they cannot take strike action without a ballot of their own, and they should work as usual on Thursday if the teachers' strike goes ahead. But they should not do any work normally done by people on strike.
If TAs want to show their support for colleagues they can attend rallies and meetings outside working hours, said a Unison spokesperson.
Up to 6000 schools are expected to shut fully or partially on 24 April as teachers go on strike over better pay.
It will be the first time that the National Union of Teachers has organised industrial action over pay for 21 years.
A majority of three to one of teachers balloted voted in favour of the action, in protest at the government's pay offer of 2.45 per cent.
Only thirty local authorities in England are likely to be affected by the action - around a fifth of all local authorities.
Some authorities have published lists of the affected schools and others have made predications as to which schools will close.
NUT members are unhappy at pay increases being set at less than the rate of inflation since 2005.
2 comments:
What about us,,, the TA's we should get a nice pay rise for all the hard work we do, in my school, i support all the SEN children, i have to supply all the resources myself,plus i do all the SEN admin, ok i do get a thank you, but thats not enough. We should get the pay, what we reserve x
Hi YES i agree with Bella. WE T.As should get a payrise, we work hard and deserve a rise..
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