TEACHERS across England are "solidly" supporting a 24-hour strike which has closed schools and disrupted lessons.
Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) walked out in a long-running dispute over school funding, pay and conditions and were joining rallies and marches.
The union said its members had shown strong support for the strike, which it added was being backed by many parents.
"Most schools where action is being taken are affected by closures or reduced subjects," said an NUT spokesman.
The NUT claims funding to schools is being cut, leading to increased workloads for teachers and bigger class sizes.
The union has written to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan calling for "meaningful" discussions to tackle issues it said were negatively affecting education.
The following schools will be FULLY CLOSED today:
Barrow Island Community Primary School
George Romney Junior School, Dalton
Millom Infants School, Millom
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Windermere
Thwaites Primary School, Thwaites
Vickerstown Primary School, Walney
The following schools will be PARTIALLY CLOSED today:
Askam Village School - OPEN to Year Two and Year Five, Year Four OPEN ONLY in the afternoon, Year Six are on secondary transition day and Nursery, Reception, Year One and Year Three pupils are not in school.
Chetwynde School, Barrow - Primary school will be CLOSED, the senior school will be OPEN.
Dowdales School, Dalton - Years 7 and 8 will be OPEN, Years 9 and 10 will be CLOSED.
Ormsgill Primary School, Millbank, Barrow - CLOSED TO YEARS 2 and 5, OPEN to all other years.
Victoria Infants School, Barrow - Classes 6,7 and 4 will be CLOSED. All others will be open as normal.
The following schools will NOT be affected by today's strike:
Allithwaite Primary School, Allithwaite
Ambleside CofE Primary School, Ambleside
Barrow Sixth Form College, Barrow
Black Combe Junior School, Millom
Bram Longstaffe Nursery School, Barrow Island
Brisbane Park Infant School, Barrow
Broughton CofE School, Broughton
Burlington CofE School, Kirkby
Cambridge Primary School, Barrow
Captain Shaw's CofE Primary School, Bootle
Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School, Dalton
Cartmel CofEPriory, Cartmel
Church Walk Primary School, Ulverston
Coniston Primary School, Coniston
Croftlands Infant School, Ulverston
Croftlands Junior School, Ulverston
Dalton St Mary's Primary School, Dalton
Dane Ghyll Community Primary School
Dean Barwick Primary School, Witherslack
Flookburgh Primary School, Flookburgh
Furness Academy, Barrow
Furness College, Barrow
George Hastwell School, Walney
Goodly Dale Community Primary School, Windermere
Grange Church of England School
Grasmere Church of England School
Greengate Junior School, Barrow
Haverigg Primary School, Haverigg
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School
Hindpool Nursery School, Barrow
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Ireleth St Peter's CE School, Ireleth
John Ruskin School, Coniston
Langdale CofE School, Ambleside
Leven Valley CofE School, Backbarrow
Lindal and Marton Primary School, Lindal
Lindale CE Primary School, Lindale
Low Furness CofE Primary School, Urswick
Millom School, Millom
Newbarns Primary School, Barrow
Newton Primary School, Dalton
North Walney Primary School, Walney
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic, Barrow
Parkside GGI Academy, Barrow
Park View Nursery School, Dalton
Pennington CofE Primary School, Pennington
Penny Bridge CofE Primary Academy, Penny Bridge
Ramsden Infant School, Barrow
Roose School, Barrow
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary, Barrow
Sandside Lodge School, Ulverston
South Walney Infant School, Walney
South Walney Junior School, Walney
St Bernard's Catholic High School, Barrow
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Walney
St George's CofE, Barrow
St James' Catholic Primary School, Millom
St James' CofE Junior School, Barrow
St Mary's Catholic Primary, Ulverston
St Martin and St Mary's CofE, Windermere
St Paul's CofE Junior, Barrow
St Pius Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Sir John Barrow School, Ulverston
The Lakes School, Troutbeck Bridge
The University of Cumbria's Ambleside Campus
Waberthwaite CofE Primary School, Waberthwaite
Walney School, Walney
Windermere CofE Junior School, Windermere
Yarlside Primary School, Barrow
* Windermere School finishes for the summer holidays today.
A number of schools are YET TO CONFIRM if they will be affected or not. We intend to update this list on Monday July 4 to add the outstanding schools.
Mike McDonald, NUT regional secretary, said: “Teachers go into the profession to make a difference to children’s lives and to develop in them a love of learning. No teacher takes strike action lightly. Inadequate levels of funding, however, are having a negative effect on both children and teachers that cannot go unaddressed.
“According to the respected Institute of Fiscal Studies, schools are facing the worst funding cuts since the 1970s. This is impacting heavily on the choices and decisions that head teachers in the North East and around the country have to make.
“We are already seeing an increase in class sizes, a reduction in subject choices for children, especially in the Arts, less materials and books in classrooms and cuts to school trips. Teachers and support staff are being cut or not replaced meaning less individual attention for children. If, as many predict, inflation rises following the EU referendum, then schools will be forced to contend with even larger real term cuts.
"Meanwhile George Osborne is freezing the cash per pupil he gives to schools, whilst increasing what he takes from them. For every 20 teachers employed, a school has to find an extra teacher salary to give to the Treasury.
“On top of the funding cuts, the break-up of the national system of terms and conditions for teachers is a complete distraction for head teachers. Instead of focusing on teaching and learning they will have to spend huge amounts of time negotiating teacher contracts.
“Schools need funding to a level where every child is guaranteed an education they deserve and are taught by qualified teachers that schools can afford to employ. Academies should have regard to national terms and conditions for teachers.
"Parents, children, teachers and the general public expect this of our education system. This should be within every government’s grasp to guarantee. We urge Nicky Morgan to listen."
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