Members of the National Education Union at Oulton Academy, located on Pennington Lane, Leeds, are set to hold a picket line outside the school from 6.30am tomorrow . It follows a meeting between Leeds NEU and Carlton Academy Trust, in which the union claims CEO Adrian Kneeshaw refused to agree to incorporate all National Terms and Conditions into new and future contracts for staff at the academy.
Terry Bambrook, Assistant Secretary at Leeds NEU, said: “We are not asking for anything additional, only to have the same rights and terms and conditions as other teachers and support staff nationally. “This action is not taken lightly, and staff want to be at work doing what they do best. Our working conditions are our children’s learning conditions.