The action short of strike action is designed specifically to tackle the issues of excessive teacher workload and defend pay and conditions of service in a manner which achieves these aims using strategies which are pupil, parent and public friendly.

Therefore, where members have volunteered freely to undertake extracurricular activities and have not been placed under pressure to do so, the action short of strike action instructions are not intended to prevent these from continuing.
Extracurricular activities include school teams, music/drama productions and clubs.

Where members have made a professional judgement and have volunteered freely to provide extra support for certain pupils outside school sessions, these can also continue.

However, where any of the above activities have been imposed on a member, then the action short of strike action instructions enable the member to withdraw from these activities.

In these circumstances, members should inform the headteacher in writing in sufficient time before the next activity is scheduled to take place so that any notification that the activity will no longer take place to pupils and parents, which may be necessary, can be given.