Elected Member Briefing - Industrial Action in Schools

About this Briefing Note

Report by: Stefan Morkis, Team Leader, Communications

Date: 21 October 2024

Subject: Industrial Action in Schools

Purpose

Details

This briefing note provides an update on how the industrial action by members of Unison in a national dispute over pay will impact schools in Perth and Kinross on Tuesday 22 October. Where information is available for the rest of the week this has also been shared. 

Briefing Information 

Background 

Unison members who work as support staff in schools are taking part in two weeks' of industrial action as part of a national dispute over pay. 

All primary schools were closed on Monday 21 October. Secondary schools apart from St John's Academy (Secondary) and the Community School of Auchterarder were able to open. 

Now staff have returned to school following the October holidays it has been possible to complete Risk Assessments for each setting. 

The following schools will be able to open on Tuesday 22 October or later in the week. Please note the situation remains fluid and some schools may be able to-reopen, or be forced to close depending on staffing numbers throughout the two-week strike period. Parents and carers are advised to visit www.pkc.gov.uk/schoolclosures to ensure they have the most up-to-date position. 

Going forward, we intend to issue daily updates to Elected Members and the public by 1pm each day. 

As of 3.30pm on Monday 21 October, the situation for Tuesday is as follows: 

Fairview School is closed. ISP provision is also closed unless otherwise stated. Connections is closed but Navigate will be open. 

On Tuesday October 22 all secondaries will be open but St John's Academy (Secondary) and Community School of Auchterarder are only open to pupils in S4 and S6. 
 
Crieff High School will be able to offer ISP for senior phase pupils only.  

Breadalbane is able to provide ISP to primary and secondary pupils but ELC is only open to three and four-year-olds. 

Primary Schools - OPEN 

Abernyte  

Blair Atholl  

Collace 

Dunning 

Forgandenny 

Glendelvine 

Glenlyon 

Invergowrie 

Kinloch Rannoch 

Portmoak 

Ruthvenfield 

St Dominic's 

Primary Schools PARTIALLY OPEN 

Abernethy - ELC closed 

Aberuthven - closed Monday and Fridays but open Tuesday to Thursday 

Alyth - primary open, ELC closed 

Arngask - primary open, ELC closed 

Auchtergaven - primary open, ELC closed 

Blackford - open to P6 and P7 only. Open to P4 and P5 on Wednesdays. 

Braco - primary open, ELC closed  

Comrie - primary open, ELC closed 

Craigie - primary open, ELC closed 

Fossoway - open Tuesday and Wednesday only 

Guildtown - primary open, ELC closed 

Kenmore - open Wednesday only 

Kinnoull - closed Tuesday, open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 

Logiealmond - open Thursday and Friday only 

Luncarty - primary open, ELC closed 

Methven - P1 and P2 only. ELC open. 

Moncreiffe - school closed, ELC open 

Primary Schools CLOSED 

Balbeggie 

Burrelton 

Cleish 

Coupar Angus 

Crieff 

Dunbarney 

Goodlyburn 

Goodlyburn COPECC 

Grandtully 

Inchture 

Inch View 

Kettins 

Kinross 

Kirkmichael 

Letham 

Logierait 

Longforgan 

Milnathort 

Murthly 

Newhill 

Oakbank 

Our Lady's 

Pitcairn 

Rattray 

Riverside 

RDM 

Royal School of Dunkeld 

St Madoes 

St Ninian's Episcopal 

St Stephen's 

Stanley 

Tulloch 

Viewlands 

Community School of Auchterarder (primary) 

St John's Academy (primary) 

Pitlochry (primary)