King Solomon: head has ‘unwavering support’ of parents as strikes loom

Dr Westbury said, “As governors and members of the local community, we share the anger and despair displayed by parents towards the NEU in the meeting last night.”

In his statement, he said, “No school in the country can agree, or has ever agreed, to the legally unprecedented demand from the NEU for a guarantee that staff currently being monitored to improve their teaching will not progress to more formal procedures.

“The NEU are also demanding that lesson observations of teachers are capped at three times a year. With 15 of the 17 demands from the NEU already met or already actioned, we call upon the NEU to do what parents, pupils and the vast majority of their teaching colleagues are demanding, and support children’s desire for an excellent education by staying in the classroom.”

The union is due to hold a Zoom meeting for parents on Wednesday to explain its position.

It has previously said that the school had “refused to negotiate on any of the serious and concerning issues raised by NEU members. These include misuse of capability procedure, management style, excessive workload and a lack of consultation.”