DERBYSHIRE's largest secondary school has "no means" to avoid five days of strikes, its head teacher has said.
Head teacher of John Port School in Etwall, Chris Sainsbury, said he is "frustrated" that the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers will continue with industrial action.
This is despite a meeting between the school and the union on Tuesday that averted a closure of the school yesterday THURS.
Mr Sainsbury told the Derby Telegraph that the meeting had been felt to be productive from both sides and a date for further talks was agreed for June 2.
That was until yesterday when the General Secretary of the NASUWT contacted the school to say they would not be withdrawing their five days of strike action.
Mr Sainsbury said: "The School contacted the NASUWT's Head Office to seek clarification on the issues discussed at Tuesday's productive meeting.
"The National Negotiating Officer subsequently contacted me to advise that, strike action would go ahead unless the School provided him with written confirmation of what was agreed at Tuesday's meeting."
Mr Sainsbury said that the union had outlined four specific demands, only two of which he says were raised at Tuesday's meeting.
The union also stated that until the school gave them written confirmation of Tuesday's meeting the strikes would not be cancelled.
Mr Sainsbury said: "I was disappointed to receive yesterday's fax confirming more strike days.
"I am further frustrated that we appear to have no means open to us to avoid the threat of strike action.
"We don't understand why John Port School has been selected for strike action when our policies and procedures are in line with the majority of other schools who are not facing strike action."
Nobody from the NASUWT was available for comment.
