SCHOOLS across the county are set to shut tomorrow due to a teachers' strike.

A total of 77 schools under Essex County Council control have so far confirmed their classrooms will close while members of the National Union of Teachers stage their first walkout since 2014.

Some schools in unitary authorities Southend and Thurrock have also announced closures.

Teachers are set to strike in a bid to address school funding and to resume negotiations on teacher contracts.

As a result, thousands of children will miss out on a day's education.

Ray Gooding, county councillor for responsible for education and lifelong learning, said: “The decision whether to close schools as a result of industrial action rests solely with individual headteachers.

“While many maintained schools and academies will notify the council if they are closing, academies are not required to and schools are responsible for notifying parents.

“School closures for the following day will appear online at http://www.essex.gov.uk/education-schools/schools/dates/pages/emergency-school-closures.aspx from 6pm.”

The schools which will close are: 

BASILDON

Bardfield Primary School - Closed

Cherry Tree Primary School - Closed

Janet Duke Primary School - Two classes closed

Mayflower High School - Open to Year Ten and 12

North Crescent Primary School - Four out of nine classes closed

Quilters Junior School - Closed to Year Three students 

South Quadrant CSS Centre - Partially closed

Sunnymede Junior School - Partially closed

The Billericay School - Open to Year Ten and 12

The Phoenix Primary School - Partially closed

Whitmore Primary School - Partially closed with possibility of being fully closed

BRAINTREE AND WITHAM

Hedingham School and Sixth Form - Partially closed

Holy Family, Witham - Closed for Year Three and Year Four

Howbridge Church of England Academy, Witham - Three classes closed

John Ray Junior School, Braintree - Three classes closed

Tabor Academy, Braintree - Closed for Year Eight and Year Nine

BRENTWOOD

Anglo European School - Partially closed - open Year Ten and Lower Sixth

Brentwood County High School – Closed

Hogarth Primary School - Two of eight classes closed

Holly Trees Primary School – Partially closed

West Horndon Primary School - Closed

CASTLE POINT

Hadleigh Junior School - Partially closed

The Appleton School - Partially closed

The Cornelius Vermuyden School and Arts College - Years Seven, Eight and Nine not in, Year Ten in school along with Year Seven catchup students

Westwood Academy - Reception, Years Two and Year Four closed

CHELMSFORD

Chelmer Valley High School - Partially closed

Danbury Park Community Primary School - Partially closed

Hylands School - Open to Sixth Formers only 

Kings Road Primary School - Seven classes closed

Margaretting Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School - One class closed

Springfield Primary School - Partially closed

St Pius X Catholic Primary School - Years Two and Six closed

Tanglewood Nursery School - Closed

The Boswells School - Closed

The Sandon School Academy - Partially closed

William De Ferrers School - Open for Year 11 and 13

COLCHESTER

Home Farm Primary School - Partially closed

King's Ford Infant School and Nursery - Partially closed

Kingswode Hoe School - Closed

Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils and Nursery - Closed to Years Two, Three, Four, Five and Six. Open to Nursery, Reception and Year One

Montgomery Infant School and Nursery - Five classes closed

St John's Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School - Closed to Years Four, Five and Six

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School - Closed to Year Two

Stanway Fiveways Primary School - Partially closed

North East Essex Additonal Provision School (Colchester/Tendring) - Closed

MALDON

Heybridge Alternative Provision School - Closed

Plume School (over two sites) - Closed

ROCHFORD

Canewdon Endowed Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School and Nursery - Two classes closed 

Greensward Academy - Closed 

Grove Wood Primary, Rayleigh - Five classes closed

Holt Farm Infant School - Closed

St Nicholas' Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School, Rayleigh - EYFS and KS1 classes closed

The Sweyne Park School - Open to Year Seven, Ten and 12

SOUTHEND

Belfairs Academy (closed for years 7 and 8 only)

Blenheim Primary School & Children's Centre - Part closed

Chase High School - Part closed

Earls Hall Junior School - Part closed

Edwards Hall Primary School - Part closed

Fairways Primary School - Part closed

Futures Community College - Part closed

Hamstel Infant School and Nursery - Part closed

Hamstel Junior School - Part closed

Milton Hall Primary School - Part closed

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School - Part closed

Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery - Part closed

Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School - Part closed

St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Prittlewell - Part closed

St. Bernard's High School - Part closed

Temple Sutton Primary School & Children's Centre - Closed

The Eastwood Academy - Part closed

Thorpedene Primary School - Part closed

West Leigh Junior School - Part closed

TENDRING

Manningtree High School - Closed Year Seven to Ten, open for Year Six induction

The Harwich and Dovercourt High School - Partially closed to Years Seven, Eight and Nine

Two Village Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School - Partially closed

Walton-on-the-Naze Primary School - Closed to all years except Year Six

THURROCK

Abbots Hall Primary - Part closed

Arthur Bugler Primary - Part closed

Benyon Primary - Part closed

Bonnygate Primary - Part closed

Grays Convent High - Closed

Lansdowne Primary - Part closed

Kenningtons Primary - Part closed

Little Thurrock Primary - Part closed

Ormiston Park Academy - Part closed

St Clere's - Part closed

St Joseph's Catholic Primary - Part closed

St Thomas of Canterbury - Part closed

Stanford-le-Hope Primary - Part closed

Thameside Primary - Part closed

The Gateway - Part closed

Tudor Court Primary - Part closed

West Thurrock Primary - Closed

William Edwards - Part closed

Woodside - Part closed