County guesses at strike impact

The full impact of tomorrow’s public sector strikes in Oxfordshire is still unclear, with councils unsure how many workers will join the protest.

Public sector unions representing teachers, headteachers, council employees, nurses, medical staff and civil servants will strike over changes to their pensions.

By yesterday evening, 154 county schools had announced full or partial closures.

No-one is yet able to estimate how many thousands of workers will join tomorrow’s industrial action.

Picket lines are planned at the John Radcliffe, Warneford and Churchill hospitals in Oxford, and Horton Hospital in Banbury, as well as outside district and county council offices and some police stations.

Strikes are also planned at the Health Protection Agency in Harwell, Oxford & Cherwell Valley College, and Job Centres.

At the JR, radiology, physiotherapy and occupational therapist appointments are among those cancelled.

Thames Valley Police said officers would still be able to respond to emergency calls and police the streets.

In Oxford, bin collections may be delayed until Thursday or Friday Further disruption will be caused by a march in the centre of Oxford, which starts at 1.30pm in Headington, culminating in a a rally at Broad Street at 3.30pm.

AFFECTED SERVICES: Oxfordshire County Council Libraries in Abingdon, Banbury, Berinsfield, Kennington and the North Mobile library will close. Cowley library will close from 5pm to 7pm.

At this stage, waste recycling centres are set to remain open.

Oxford City Council Hoping to run a skeleton recycling collection service, focusing on trade recycling and clinical waste. Waste, recycling and garden waste collections due on Wednesday will be delayed until Thursday or Friday. No information about other council services.

Cherwell District Council Refuse and recycling collections may be affected but the council has plans in place to return service to normal as quickly as possible. Anyone whose bins are missed on the day should ensure they are left out for collection.

West Oxfordshire District Council No disruption South and Vale District Councils No serious impact on services, waste collection unaffected Thames Valley Police Adequate resources to respond to all emergency calls and visible front line policing.

Oxford University Hospitals Trust Most services to run as normal. Some non-urgent appointments in radiology and imaging, cardiac angiography, endoscopy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy affected. Dates rearranged for patients who had non-urgent appointments Oxford Health Inpatient services, urgent care and minor injury units not affected.

Job Centres Unknown how many will close. Crisis services will still be available.

FULLY CLOSED SCHOOLS: Primary School, Didcot Appleton Primary Aston & Cote Primary Aston Rowant Primary Bardwell, Bicester Barley Hill Primary, Thame Bartholomew School, Eynsham Bayards Hill Primary, Barton Bicester Community College Blewbury Primary Bloxham Primary Bure Park Primary, Bicester Caldecott Primary Carterton Primary Charlbury Primary Charlton-on-Otmoor Primary Chesterton Primary Chiltern Edge Chilton Primary Church Cowley St James Primary Clanfield Primary Cutteslowe Primary Didcot Girls School Dorchester St Birinus Dr South’s Primary, Islip Dry Sandford Primary East Oxford Primary Edward Feild Nursery & Primary, Kidlington Eynsham Community Primary Finstock Primary Fir Tree Junior, Wallingford Fitzharrys, Abingdon Fitzwaryn, Wantage Freeland Primary Fritwell Primary Gillotts, Henley Glory Farm Primary, Bicester Gosford Hill, Kidlington Grandpont Nursery, Oxford Grove CofE Iffley Mead, Oxford John Watson (both sites and nursery) King’s Meadow, Bicester Kingfisher, Abingdon Langford Village, Bicester Larkrise Primary, Oxford Launton School Leafield Primary Long Furlong Primary, Abingdon Longworth Primary, Abingdon Lord Williams’s, Thame Lydalls Nursery, Didcot Mabel Prichard, Oxford Manor School, Didcot Matthew Arnold, Botley Mill Lane Primary, Chinnor Millbrook Primary, Grove New Hinksey Primary North Kidlington School Northbourne Primary, Didcot Pegasus Primary School, Blackbird Leys St Ebbe’s Primary, Oxford St Edburg’s, Bicester St Edmund’s Primary School, Abingdon St Francis Primary, Oxford St John the Evangelist Primary, Carterton St John’s Primary, Banbury St John’s Primary, Wallingford St Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Oxford St Joseph’s Primary, Thame St Laurence Primary, Wallingford St Mary’s Primary, Bicester St Mary’s Primary School, Chipping Norton St Mary’s Primary, Banbury St Michael’s Primary, Oxford St Michael’s Primary, Steventon St Nicholas Primary, East Challow St Nicolas Primary School, Abingdon St Peter’s Church of England Primary, Cassington St Philip and St James’ Primary, Oxford St Swithun’s Primary, Kennington St Thomas More Catholic Primary, Kidlington Standlake Primary Stephen Freeman (chool and children’s centre), Didcot Stonesfield Primary Sunningwell Primary Thameside Primary The Blake Primary School, Witney Cooper School, Bicester The John Henry Newman Primary, Littlemore Marlborough, Woodstock The Warriner, Bloxham Tower Hill, Witney Trinity Primary, Henley Uffington Primary Wantage Primary Watchfield Primary West Kidlington Nursery West Kidlington Primary West Oxford Community Primary West Witney Primary Wheatley Nursery William Fletcher Primary, Kidlington Willowcroft Community, Didcot Windale Primary, Blackbird Leys Witney Community Primary Wolvercote Primary Wood Farm Primary Woodcote Primary Wroxton Primary Sibford Gower Primary (closed due to power shortages)

PARTIALLY CLOSED SCHOOLS Benson Church of England Primary School - closed for Oak and Sycamore classes, Elm closed until 10:30am Berinsfield Community Primary School - closed to Foundation Stage, one Year One class, one Year Two class, Years Four and Six Bishopswood Special School, Sonning Common - open for nursery pupils at Valley Road and primary pupils at Sonning Common, but closed for secondary pupils at Chiltern Edge Blessed George Napier Catholic School - closed to Years Seven to 10, open for Years 11 to 13 to use facilities or attend lessons where available Burford School - open for Years 12 and 13 only Carswell Community Primary School, Abingdon Carterton Community College - open to Years 10 and 11sitting a mock exam only Charlton Primary School, Wantage - two upper junior classes closed Cheney School, Oxford - open only for Year 11 pupils taking a mock exam Chipping Norton School - Years 11 to 13 may go into the school to study Cholsey Primary School - alternative arrangements to accomodate some Year One and Two children Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School - school closed to Key Stage Two pupils Drayton School Ducklington Church of England Primary School Edith Moorhouse Primary, Carterton - foundation stage unit closed Harriers Ground Community Primary School, Banbury - Two Key Stage One classes, Years Three and Four will close John Mason School, Abingdon - Key Stage Four students invited in to study, Sixth Form classes will run where possible King Alfred’s, Wantage - limited supervision available for Years Seven and Eight, private study for Years 11 to 13 Larkmead School, Abingdon - open to Years 10 to 13 for private study Little Milton Church of England Primary School Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School Madley Brook Community Primary School, Witney Marcham Church of England Primary School Northern House School, Summertown - 36 children advised not to attend, but the school will be open for the remaining 40 Oxford Spires Academy - open to Year 11 students only Oxfordshire Hospital School - Highfield Adolescent Unit closed, Oxford Childrens Hospital teaching base and Harlow Centre open but with reduced staff Rose Hill Primary School - reception and Years Four to Six open St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School, Chinnor St Gregory The Great Catholic School - open for Year 11 and Sixth Form from 9am until 1:30pm with buffet catering available St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Oxford St Mary's Church of England (Controlled) Infant School, Witney - Year Two open Tackley Church of England Primary School - Class Five open The Batt Church of England Aided Primary School, Witney - Class 3C and Class 4PW will close The Cherwell School, Oxford - open only to Year 11 pupils sitting a mock exam The Henry Box School, Witney - open to Years 12 and 13 only Wallingford School - Open for Years 11, 12 and 13. Closed to younger pupils unless pupils arrange with school.

Windmill Primary School, Headington - two Foundation Stage, one Year Three class, one Year Five class and both Year Six classes open Wood Green School - open to Year 12 and 13 pupils Woodstock Church of England Primary School - closed only to Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 pupils Wootton-by-Woodstock Church of England (Aided) Primary School: Acorns class closed, Saplings and Oaks open as normal Wychwood Church of England Primary School

OPEN TO ALL PUPILS: Marsh Baldon Primay Rush Common Primay The Ridgeway Primary, Childrey Longfields Primary, Bicester Longfields Nursery, Bicester Lewknor Primary Ace Centre Nursery, Chipping Norton Badgemore Primary Bampton Primary Beckley Primary Bishop Loveday Primary, Bodicote Bladon Primary Bletchingdon Primary Brize Norton Primary Brookside Primary, Bicester Buckland Primary, near Faringdon Chalgrove Primary Checkendon Primary Christopher Rawlins Primary, Adderbury Combe Primary Crowmarsh Gifford Primary Culham Primary Dashwood Primary, Banbury Woodeaton Manor School St Peter’s Primary, Wootton The Grange Primary, Banbury Thomas Read Primary, Abingdon Valley Road Primary, Henley Watlington Primary St Joseph’s Primary, Carterton St Kenelm’s Primary, Minster Lovell St Nicholas Primary, Wallingford St Peter’s Infants, Alvescot Stadhampton Primary Stanford in the Vale Primary Stanton Harcourt Primary Stockham Primary, Wantage Stoke Row Primary Sutton Courtenay Primary Dr Radcliffe’s Primary, Steeple Aston Dunmore Primary, Abingdon Faringdon Infants Faringdon Junior Five Acres Nursery, Bicester Five Acres Primary, Bicester Hagbourne Primary Hanborough Manor Primary Hailey Primary