Supply teachers cannot be used to break the strike

We just had a phone call from an alert rep at Stillness Infants in Lewisham
who had discovered that the Head was planning to bring in four supply
teachers to cover NUT members striking on Thursday.

A quick phone call to the agency quoting the legislation outlawing the use
of agencies to cover for striking staff (without even the threat of the
protest we would have organised outside their offices!) achieved an easy
victory. The agency staff are now being withdrawn.

Look out for strikebreaking by Heads / agencies !