Schools are holding two days of strike action this week and we have a list of closures.

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) will strike today (July 5) and Friday (July 7).

Some teachers will even be joining a picket line at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Blackburn and others across the country.

These strike days continue the union’s campaign to win a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise.

Commenting on the days of action, Peter Middleman, north west regional secretary of the National Education Union, said: “It is with great reluctance that our members are taking further strike action, but teachers have been left with no choice.

“We want to find a solution but it seems the government is more interested in political games.

“There is a crisis in education. Schools and colleges are hemorrhaging staf  and those who remain are having to work unacceptably high numbers of additional hours in return for pay which continues to worsen in value.”

List of school on strike today 

  • Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn

A spokesperson said: “The primary, secondary and sixth form are planning to be open for pupils and students in all year groups except Year 4, Year 5 and Year 9 on Wednesday 5th July.

“Pupils in Year 4, Year 5 and Year 9 are to remain at home on Wednesday 5th July. We do recognise that staff participating in strike action are only required to inform school on the day. Given this, our plans may change on the day.

“These pupils will be provided with work via Google Classroom.”

  • Pleckgate High School, Blackburn

Please be advised that there will be industrial action on Wednesday and Friday. School will be open as usual for Year 7, 8 and 10 on Wednesday and  for Year 9 and 10 on Friday.

  • Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, Burnley

Open to Year 7 only

  • Burnley Brunshaw Primary School, Burnley
     
  • Unity College in Burnley
     
  • Broadfield Specialist School For Sen (Cognition and Learning), Burnley
     
  • Accrington St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Accrington

Year 4 pupils have been asked not to come in.
 

  • Langho and Billington St Leonard's CofE Primary School, Langho
     
  • Oswaldtwistle School, Oswaldtwistle
     
  • Colne Christ Church Church of England Primary School
     
  • Higham St John's Church of England Primary School

Closed to all pupils except those with special educational needs and vulnerable groups.

  • Newchurch St Nicholas Church of England Primary School