Schools across Renfrewshire will close next week due to strike action.

We previously reported Unison announced staff working in the local authority, as well as Glasgow, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde councils, will walk out on Wednesday, November 1 in a dispute over pay. 

The move comes after catering, cleaning, pupil support, administration and janitorial employees represented by the union voted overwhelmingly to reject Cosla’s latest pay offer.

Renfrewshire Council has now confirmed that all its primary schools and Additional Support Needs schools will be closed to children and young people.

All council-run nursery classes based in a primary school will also be shut, as well as Foxlea, Moorpark and Glenfield ELC Centres.

Secondary schools are set to only open for pupils in S4-S6.

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Nurseries centres that are standalone will be open and children will receive a packed lunch.

These include:

  • Dargavel ELCC
  • Douglas Street ELCC
  • Ferguslie ELCC
  • Glenburn ELCC
  • Glendee ELCC
  • Hillview ELCC
  • Hugh Smiley ELCC
  • Kirklandneuk ELCC
  • Lochfield ELCC
  • Paisley ELCC
  • Spateston ELCC
  • West Johnstone ELCC

Funded private nurseries who operate their services in one of the council's schools will be unable to open on the strike day and may open using an alternative premise. 

Those services will confirm whether they can open or not with their parents and carers.

Other private nurseries and childminders will be unaffected by the strike.

A letter sent to all parents and carers added: "If you normally receive a free school meals payment during holiday periods, you will also receive a payment for the strike day. This will be made as part of the December holiday payment.

"All schools and nurseries will be open on Thursday, November 2 as normal.

"We will keep you updated on arrangements for secondary schools and any other changes."