Nine-day teacher strike across 20 West Midlands schools

Teachers at a trust that runs schools across the West Midlands have voted to go on strike over nine days in January.

In a letter to parents and carers, CEO of the The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership Richard Gill said The National Education Union (NEU) confirmed on 18 December its members would strike over the prospect of compulsory redundancies.

Of 24 schools run by the trust in Birmingham, Coventry and Staffordshire, four would not be affected, Gill wrote.

The strikes are planned from 14-15, 20-22 and 26-29 January, he said, and would lead to “a level of disruption”.