Full list of school closures today as walkouts send up to 4.5 million kids home – find out if your child is affected
SCHOOLS are braced for chaos today as teacher strikes send up to 4.5million kids home on 'Walkout Wednesday'.
The UK faces the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade today as teachers, university staff, train drivers, civil servants, bus drivers and security guards all walk out.
Today's action marks the first of seven National Education Union (NEU) strikes, which will take place throughout February and March.
Figures suggest that up to and on subsequent national school strike days, with 23,000 schools expected to be affected.
The strike action comes after last-ditch negotiation talks between Education Secretary Gillian Keegan and union bosses failed yesterday.
It means some parents will be forced to work from home and take leave to look after younger children.
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It is important you double check your local council website and your child's school to be certain of their opening status.
Here is the full list of schools closed or partially closed by local authority.
BEDFORDSHIRE
Harlington Lower School - closed.
Gothic Mede Academy - closed.
Parents should check the the County Council website for the latest information on school closures.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
A number of schools in Buckinghamshire are closed today.
The full list of schools and whether they are open or closed across the county can be found .
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
A number of schools will be closed on Cambridgeshire today, find out more .
COUNTY DURHAM
Nearly 30 schools are set to close or partially close across the county today.
Aclet Close Nursery School – partially closed.
DERBYSHIRE
Check the county council website for information on school closures across Derbyshire.
DORSET
All Saints CE School Academy, Weymouth - Partially Open
Beaminster School, Newtown Partially Open
EAST SUSSEX
A full list of the schools which will be closed or partially open can be found .
ESSEX
There are many schools across Essex which will be fully or partially shut today, the complete list can be found .
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Huge numbers of schools across Gloucestershire have been impacted by Wednesday's strikes.
Check for updated information on school closures across the county.
GREATER MANCHESTER
Parents are advised to check your borough website or call up your child's school for more information on school closures due to the strikes.
Tameside - check with your school
HEREFORDSHIRE
It is unclear how many schools across Herefordshire will be impacted.
Check for updates on school closures.
LANCASHIRE
A full list of school closures across the whole of Lancashire will be updated .
LEICESTERSHIRE
Check for updates on school closures across the county.
Check for updates on schools in the city of Leicester.
LONDON
People are advised to check with their local authority for information on school closures in your area.
MERSEYSIDE
Schools across Merseyside are set to fully or partly shut on Wednesday due to a major strike by teachers.
NORFOLK
There are currently over 150 schools set to shut or partially shut today.
Check for updates.
SOMERSET
Over 40 schools in Somerset are affected by teachers strikes, check to see if you're impacted.
STAFFORDSHIRE
Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery
Codsall Community High School - A Specialist Maths and Computing College
Check Suffolk County Council's website , it contains a town search engine to let you know if you child's school has been affected.
SUSSEX
Hundreds of schools are affected by teacher strikes today.
Check for details in East Sussex, and click if you live in West Sussex.
These include:
Ashurst CE Primary School in Steyning -fully closed
Billingshurst Primary School – only open to vulnerable pupils
Broadwater CE Primary School – fully closed
Chichester Free School – partially closed
Denton Primary School -fully closed
Elm Grove First School - partially closed: Only those in Hazel (Year 2) Chestnut (Year 6) will be in
Hassocks Infant School -partially closed
Manor Green College – fully closed
Nyewood CE Junior School – fully closed
Ocklynge Junior School - fully closed
Palatine Primary School -fully closed
Polegate School -fully closed
Shelley Primary School - partially open: with Reception, one Year 1 class, Year 2, Year 3, Year 5, Year 6 all closed
Southway Primary School - open only to some vulnerable and other pupils
St Nicolas and St Mary CE Primary School -fully closed
St Mark's CE Primary School – fully closed
Tanbridge House School - partially closed: only open to pupils in Year 11 and vulnerable pupils
The Angmering School in Littlehampton - partially closed: only open to Year 11 pupils
Upper Beeding Primary School - fully closed
West Green Primary School – partially closed
West Hoathly CofE Primary School - partially closed.
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Wiltshire
As of yesterday, WiltshireLive reported eight schools will be fully closed and 48 partially closed today.
The council cannot provide names of the schools, so check with your one to see if your kids are affected.