Support staff say they earn 'significantly less' than workers at council-run schools.
By Owen Shipton & Will JeffordThe parents of a pupil at a special needs school have said children are being "trapped" by staff strikes.
Leon and Jenny, whose 16-year-old son attends the school, said parents often did not know if their children would be in on strike days."We don't really know what we are doing day-to-day because he might or might not be in," Leon said. But she added some parents had been forced to keep their children off school due to the uncertainty over whether there would be enough staff to care for them on strike days.
" doesn't sleep well when he has this level of disruption. He doesn't sleep well anyway, but it is an added burden."Unison claims the workers earn "significantly less" than equivalent staff at council-maintained schools, but the trust that runs the school said a new "competitive" pay deal had been offered.A spokesperson for Ash Field Academy Trust trust said they were "disappointed" that workers had chosen to strike again.
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