Are you going to affected by school closures in Yate on Thursday?

The Teachers' Unions have called for industrial strike action in response to disputes over pension schemes for its members.

NUT representative at Castle, Colin Watson, said: "The government's proposals are grossly unfair.

"They will be an incentive to senior teachers to leave the profession early. They will adversely affect recruitment into the profession. They will lead to teacher shortages and make staff turnover more likely. The viability of the teaching profession will be eroded and the standard of educational provision in schools will inevitably be lowered; as such it will be pupils who ultimately will suffer.

"We are striking to protect the long-term future of our pupils and hope that they and their parents will support us, despite the regrettable inconvenience that the day's action may cause them."

Schools in the Yate and Chipping Sodbury have begun to announce they will close on Thursday as there will be too few staff to supervise the children in classes.

Brimsham Green School in Yate and Rednock School in Dursley will close to Years 7, 8 and 9 but will remain open to Years 10 and 12, with Year 11 pupils already on study leave.

Chipping Sodbury School will remain open to all pupil, as will Yate and Winterbourne international academies which are both holding pre-arranged inset days.

Primary schools which have confirmed closure on Thursday are North Nibley Primary School, Hillesley Primary School, St John's Mead Primary School in Chipping Sodbury and Charfield Primary School.