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Talks to avert a strike by teachers in Nottingham have ended without agreement.Talks to avert a strike by teachers in Nottingham have ended without agreement.
Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) are now expected to walk out on Thursday.Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) are now expected to walk out on Thursday.
The dispute is over city council plans to switch to a five-term academic year, which they claim will boost attainment but teachers view as disruptive.The dispute is over city council plans to switch to a five-term academic year, which they claim will boost attainment but teachers view as disruptive.
The authority has said it expects 18 schools to be closed with others facing disruption. The authority has said it expects href="http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=15045" >18 schools to be closed with others facing disruption.
The five-term system - with a shorter summer holiday but fortnight breaks in May and October - will help pace children's education and ease childcare issues in the summer, the city council has said.The five-term system - with a shorter summer holiday but fortnight breaks in May and October - will help pace children's education and ease childcare issues in the summer, the city council has said.
But the NUT responded that there was no evidence it will help pupils and will cause problems with county schools being on a different system.But the NUT responded that there was no evidence it will help pupils and will cause problems with county schools being on a different system.
'Democratic decision''Democratic decision'
NUT Regional Secretary Ian Stevenson said the council was concerned about "learning loss" - where children forget some of what they learn at school over a summer break - identified in American research.NUT Regional Secretary Ian Stevenson said the council was concerned about "learning loss" - where children forget some of what they learn at school over a summer break - identified in American research.
"We think the pattern of summer holiday that we have got benefits both pupils and teachers, and really what (the council) wants to do is shorten that holiday to four weeks," he said."We think the pattern of summer holiday that we have got benefits both pupils and teachers, and really what (the council) wants to do is shorten that holiday to four weeks," he said.
"But it seems to be an article of faith for them that they have to implement this because of the research which has been carried out in America, which has a 12-week break.""But it seems to be an article of faith for them that they have to implement this because of the research which has been carried out in America, which has a 12-week break."
The city councillor responsible for education, David Mellen, said they were still talking to teachers and parents.The city councillor responsible for education, David Mellen, said they were still talking to teachers and parents.
"We made a democratic decision based on research and a consultation and we are continuing to talk about the effects of this."We made a democratic decision based on research and a consultation and we are continuing to talk about the effects of this.
"We know that for some teachers who live out of the city but teach here and have children in other authority areas it will be difficult.""We know that for some teachers who live out of the city but teach here and have children in other authority areas it will be difficult."