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Teacher strike: Here’s which schools and nurseries in Orkney are closing

Orkney Islands Council has taken a case-by-case approach for each campus. Picture by Sandy McCook/DC Thomson
Orkney Islands Council has taken a case-by-case approach for each campus. Picture by Sandy McCook/DC Thomson

Orkney Islands Council will be closing most schools and nurseries due to planned teacher strike action on Thursday, November 24.

The council has taken a case-by-case approach for each campus.

The Council’s Corporate Director of Education, Leisure and Housing, James Wylie said health and safety concerns triggered the closures. He also warned that the situation could still change.

Orkney becomes the latest council to announce school closures due to the strike action planned by the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and the Association of Head Teachers and Deputes in Scotland (AHDS).

The unions have added two new strike days in 2023, on January 10 and 11.

Other councils including Highland, Western Isles and Argyll and Bute announced similar closures on Friday.

Aberdeenshire, Moray and Shetland Islands Councils announced widespread closures earlier in the week.

Here is how the teacher strike will impact each Orkney School:

Burray: School and nursery closed Dounby: School closed, nursery open Eday: School and nursery open Evie: School and nursery closed Firth: School and nursery closed Glaitness: School closed, nursery open Hope: School and nursery closed North Ronaldsay: School closed North Walls: School and nursery open Orphir: School and nursery closed Papay: School and nursery open Papdale: School closed, nursery open Rousay: School and nursery open St Andrews: School and nursery closed Shapinsay: School closed to P5-7, open to P1-4 until 1 pm. Nursery open until 1 pm Stenness: School and nursery closed Stromness Primary: School closed, nursery open Sanday: School and nursery closed Stronsay: School and nursery closed Westray: School and nursery closed Kirkwall Grammar: School closed Stromness Academy: School closed Strynd Nursery: Open Willow Tree Nursery: Open

Mr Wylie said parents should listen out for further changes next week.

“Parents who have children attending open establishments have been advised to ensure that they have a contingency plan in place just in-case the situation changes.

“We are aware that national negotiations involving the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), Scottish Government and Trade Unions are continuing, but to date a resolution has not been found.”

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