You should provide remote learning when you can't open your school safely, or pupils can't physically attend school but can continue learning (e.g. pupils with an infectious illness).
This article is designed to help you be as prepared as possible should you need to switch to remote learning.
Should we use remote learning during strike action? Remote learning may help you reduce strike disruption If you're restricting attendance or closing the school site due to strike action, the DfE's guidance on handling school strikes says you should consider providing remote education where possible (page 9). However, you may not know which teachers are working until the day of the strike, so it might not be suitable to ask your staff to prepare remote lessons. You're allowed to ask staff if they're planning to strike, but they don't have to tell you, and unions may just give