School leaders in Wales have voted to continue industrial action over pay, workload and funding, which they warn could escalate to strike action. NAHT Cymru members have been taking action short of strike since February in their dispute with the Welsh Government.
Now they have voted to continue that action. NAHT Cymru’s action short of strike means that union members who are employed as headteachers, deputy headteachers, assistant headteachers and middle leaders will:
- Refuse to provide information regarding staff participation in industrial action
- Abstain from facilitating or arranging cover for those taking part in any action
- Refuse to facilitate any unsolicited school visits
- Refuse to participate in and/or respond to any/all consultations, surveys, projects, meetings, webinars or data requests from the local authority, consortia or Welsh Government
- Refuse to take part in and/or restrictions on the availability to receive or respond to calls, emails before 9am or after 3pm
- Abstain from attending meetings after 5pm
- Refuse to engage with Estyn beyond statutory requirements.
