Dunfermline primary schools will close for eight days during the next three weeks as teacher strikes target the town’s MSP.
In addition to a two-day national strike all primary schools – and some nurseries – will close for three days from next Wednesday to Friday and three days from March 7 to 9.
The town’s high schools – Dunfermline, Queen Anne, St Columba’s RC and Woodmill – will also close on the nationwide strike on February 28 and March 1 and expect to close to many for the other six.
The EIS teaching union rejected a new pay offer made on Tuesday of 11.5% over two years and is pressing ahead with industrial action.
This includes extra campaigns in the constituencies of five key politicians, including Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville who represents Dunfermline.
The schools to close for all eight days in the targeted Dunfermline teacher strikes and nationwide strike are:
- Bellyeoman Primary School
- Blairhall Primary School and Nursery
- Cairneyhill Primary School and Nursery
- Canmore Primary School
- Carnegie Primary School
- Carnock Primary School
- Commercial Primary School
- Crossford Primary School and Nursery
- Culross Primary School
- Duloch Schools & Comm Campus
- Holy Name R C Primary School
- Inzievar Primary School
- Limekilns Primary School
- Lynburn Primary School
- Masterton Primary School
- McLean Primary School
- Milesmark Primary School
- Pitreavie Primary School
- Pittencrieff Primary School
- Saline Primary School
- St Leonard’s Primary School
- St Margaret’s Primary School and Nursery
- St Serf’s R C Primary School
- Torryburn Primary School
- Touch Primary School and Nursery
- Townhill Primary School and Nursery
- Tulliallan Primary School and Nursery
Closed on February 28 and March 1 but open February 22 to 24 and March 7 to 9 are:
- Calaiswood School
- Bellyeoman Primary School Nursery
- Carnegie Primary School Nursery
- Duloch Primary School Nursery
- Inzievar Primary School Nursery
- Limekilns Primary School Nursery
- Lynburn Primary School Nursery
- McLean Primary School Nursery
- Pitreavie Primary School Nursery
- Pittencrieff Primary School Nursery
- Saline Primary School Nursery
- St Leonard’s Primary School Nursery
- St Serf’s R C Primary School Nursery
- Torryburn Primary School Nursery
Remaining open for all eight days are:
- Beanstalk Family Nurture Centre
- Halbeath Nursery
The Dunfermline teacher strikes are in addition to Scotland-wide strikes on February 28 and March 1, and rolling strikes between March 13 and April 21 which will affect each local authority area for three days.
Other constituencies involved in the targeted strike action are those of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister John Swinney, Scottish Greens education spokesperson Ross Greer and Cosla resources spokesperson Council Katie Hagmann.
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