MORE than 30 schools in the Hounslow Borough have confirmed they will close on Thursday for a day of protest against plans to cut teacher pensions. 

Many more will only be partially open on June 30, a day of strike action up and down the country.

The secretary for the Hounslow National Union of Teachers, Marilyn Bater, told The Chronicle last week that "every school in the borough will be affected in one way or another".

Schools set to close for the day are Andrew Ewing Primary School, Bedfont Primary School, Belmont Primary School, Cardinal Road Infant and Nursery School, Cavendish Primary School, Chiswick Community School, Cranford Junior School, Edward Pauling Primary School, Fairholme School, Feltham Hill Infant and Nursery School, Feltham Hill Junior School, Forge Lane Primary School, Green Dragon Primary School, Grove Road Primary School, Gunnersbury Catholic School, Heston Infant/Nursery School, Heston Junior School, Isleworth Town Primary School, Ivybridge Primary School, Lionel Primary School, Marlborough Primary School, Oaklands School, Southville Infants School, Sparrow Farm Infant and Nursery School, Sparrow Farm Junior School, Spring Grove Primary School, Springwell Junior School, St Lawrence RC Primary School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, St Michael and St Martin School, Strand on the Green Infant and Nursery School and Junior School, The Blue School, The Cedars Primary School, The Green School for Girls, The Rosary Catholic Primary School, The Smallberry Green Primary School, Victoria Junior School and Worple Primary School.

Hounslow Council is planning to release full details of the schools affected on its website tomorrow (Wednesday June 29).

Earlier this month the NUT executive unanimously endorsed national strike action over plans for a radical overhaul of teacher's pensions, which will leave them significantly out-of-pocket in the future.

A ballot of teachers, showed a 92 per cent of those who voted supported strike action.

Nick Grant, an NUT national executive member for the outer London region, said: “A large majority of schools in the Hounslow Borough are likely to close.

“Many teachers are incensed and we're getting large numbers joining both unions daily so they can take part. It's because the government is asking teachers to pay more, work longer and get less when their pension scheme is in good shape.”

A spokesman from Hounslow Council said: “We are monitoring the situation closely, and have provided detailed guidance to all of our schools.

"The council will also put details of any school closures when advised on the council website."

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