Strike action on the ballot at Harris Federation primary, controversially academised last term
The anti-academisation campaign outside Byron Court primary last March. Pic: NEU
Former Byron Court primary in north London holding vote.
Teachers at a school which was controversially handed to England’s second-largest academy trust last term are being balloted on strike action, after what their union says is a worsening of their working conditions since the takeover.
An indicative ballot is currently taking place at Harris Primary Academy South Kenton – the name given to the former Byron Court primary school in Brent, north London, by the Harris Federation. Harris has been running the school since the start of September.
The possibility of strike action comes on top of a much larger looming dispute, which is currently seeing staff at 18 Harris secondaries and sixth forms balloted. Harris does not respond to requests for comment from this website.
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By Warwick Mansell for EDUCATION UNCOVERED
Published: 14 February 2025
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