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| Alfreton Grange Arts College strike: NUT plans 11 more days' action | Alfreton Grange Arts College strike: NUT plans 11 more days' action |
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| A teaching union has promised another 11 days of strike action in its protest over schedule changes made by a school. | A teaching union has promised another 11 days of strike action in its protest over schedule changes made by a school. |
| Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) have walked out of Alfreton Grange Arts College in Derbyshire for the last five days. | Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) have walked out of Alfreton Grange Arts College in Derbyshire for the last five days. |
| The school's interim management decided to change the school day from five periods to nine this term. | The school's interim management decided to change the school day from five periods to nine this term. |
| Alfreton Grange, which has spent the last two years in special measures, is still rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted. | Alfreton Grange, which has spent the last two years in special measures, is still rated as "inadequate" by Ofsted. |
| The Torch Academy Trust were asked to take interim control earlier this year in a bid to improve standards before it becomes a sponsored academy. | The Torch Academy Trust were asked to take interim control earlier this year in a bid to improve standards before it becomes a sponsored academy. |
| It said the new timetable was designed to provide more pupil support time in order to secure higher achievement". | |
| 'Crisis' | 'Crisis' |
| But Nick Raine, from NUT Midlands, believes the changes are actually damaging pupils' education. | But Nick Raine, from NUT Midlands, believes the changes are actually damaging pupils' education. |
| "We're facing crisis in terms of pupils leaving and parents withdrawing them," he said. | "We're facing crisis in terms of pupils leaving and parents withdrawing them," he said. |
| Some parents said they supported the strike. | Some parents said they supported the strike. |
| "The way it's running with the nine lessons, it's too much for the children," said Christine Gdula. | "The way it's running with the nine lessons, it's too much for the children," said Christine Gdula. |
| "They are not having time to get into their lesson, take their coats off, settle down before the lesson's finished. " | "They are not having time to get into their lesson, take their coats off, settle down before the lesson's finished. " |