Strike Day Arrangements for 1st February 2023

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Strike Day Arrangements for 1st February 2023

Dear Parent

As you are aware, National Education Union (NEU) members have voted to strike. The first strike will take place on 1st February 2023.

Having read the DfE’s guidance and having assessed – to the extent that we can –  how many staff we may have on site on those days and how teaching arrangements can be safely managed, our programme will be as follows:

Girls’ School

  • If you added your child’s name to the list of vulnerable children or children of critical workers sent out last week, please send your child to school for 9am. These children will be supervised in school but will be taught remotely and should bring their own food unless they have pre-ordered it from Hermolis.
  • Year 12 and 13 girls will be taught remotely at home until 11.15am. After this, they will come in for a Jewish Studies programme between 11.45am and 12.45pm. They will then return home for their secular lessons which will be taught remotely.
  • All other children will need to remain at home to be taught remotely.
  • If a child’s teacher is not striking, the teacher will teach their lesson remotely.
  • If child’s teacher is striking or is unable to attend the lesson for another reason e.g. illness, they will be directed to websites where they can complete work independently in some of the core subjects.
  • Where a teacher is able to teach their lessons on the day of the strike, we have asked them to inform students on the morning of the strike via Google Classroom.
  • Safeguarding issues should be referred to the Headteacher.

Boys’ School

  • If you added your child’s name to the list of vulnerable children or children of critical workers sent out last week, please send your child to school for 9am. These children will be supervised in school but will be taught remotely and should bring their own food unless they have pre-ordered it from Hermolis.
  • However, if your child’s name was added to the list of vulnerable children or children of critical workers sent out last week and they wish to attend shacharis at 7.20am, they should go to the hall where Rabbi Golker will supervise them until 9am.
  • Year 11, 12 and 13 boys should come to school for the Beis programme and will be asked to return home from 10.45am in time for their secular lessons at 11.30am which will be taught remotely.
  • All other children will need to remain at home to be taught remotely.
  • If a child’s teacher is not striking, the teacher will teach their lesson remotely.
  • If child’s teacher is striking or is unable to attend the lesson for another reason e.g. illness, they will be directed to websites where they can complete work independently in some of the core subjects.
  • Where a teacher is able to teach their lessons on the day of the strike, we have asked them to inform students on the morning of the strike via Google Classroom.
  • Safeguarding issues should be referred to the Headteacher.

Yours sincerely

Mr A McClusky – CEO, Hasmonean MAT
Mrs M Langdon – Interim Headteacher, Hasmonean High School for Boys’
Mrs K Brice – Headteacher, Hasmonean High School for Girls’
Rabbi J Golker – Menahel, Hasmonean High School