Another day of teacher strike action will close two Isle of Wight schools on one day next week. 

On Thursday, March 2, Carisbrooke and Medina College will be closed to most pupils.

Both sites will be closed to years 7, 8, 9 and 10. Year 11 will be expected to attend as usual.

It will be the second day of industrial action from teachers this year, who also walked out on February 1.

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National Education Union (NEU) members across the country are taking action over pay and funding.

In a letter sent to parents, the executive head of the Isle of Wight Education Federation, which runs Medina and Carisbrooke Colleges, Matthew Parr-Burman, said: "As before, the action is being taken because of a national dispute between the unions and the Goverment, not because of any issues at our site.

"We ask that all members of the community respect the individual's right to take part in the industrial action, which is, as I mentioned previously, because of a national dispute between the unions and the Government, not because of any issues within the Federation.

"Because we cannot know until the day of the strike which teachers are or are not on strike it is not possible to plan ahead any more than we have done here.

"My apologies for the inconvenience this causes."

Students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 will have online learning provided through Google Classroom.

While Year 10 students have access to online learning platforms including Tassomai, GCSE Pod, Sparx and Seneca.

Students already have their logins and can sign in through Google. Year 7, 8 and 9 can access BBC Bitesize and Oak Academy, the school said.

The statement added that parents will be contacted about future industrial action, nearer the time.

The first day of strikes led to closure of a number of Island schools.

It also saw dozens of Island teachers gather for a rally in St Thomas' Square Newport.