Schools in Bolton are expected to remain open or move to virtual learning when teachers walk out next week in a dispute over pay.
Teachers who are members of the National Education Union (NU)s will be taking part in national strike action next week.
Strike dates are planned for February 1, February 14, March 15, 16 and 28.
Schools will contact parents direct about how the strike will impact learning.
A spokesman for Bolton Council said: "Schools in Bolton will be following the national guidance and are expected to stay open wherever possible.
“If large numbers of their staff are on strike, then some schools may move to online working.
“However, individual schools will contact parents directly if this is the case.”
Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the NEU has called on school leaders to let parents know ahead of February 1 if they plan to shut their doors during strike action next week.
Guidance from the Department for Education suggests agency staff and volunteers could be used to cover classes on strike days if needed.
The Department for Education schools also said they expected most schools to remain open where possible.
Some 300,000 teachers and support staff were asked to vote in the NEU ballot, and more than 127,000 teacher members and 16,000 support staff members in England and Wales backed action.
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But Education Secretary Gillian Keegan wrote to NEU leaders on Saturday asking questions about the timing of the announcement of their strike ballot results.
In the letter, published on the NEU’s website, Ms Keegan questioned why the union decided to announce their ballot results on social media late on Monday afternoon before providing the results directly to employers on Tuesday.
In its response to Ms Keegan, the NEU said: “We think it would stretch credulity to suggest the union did not take all steps as were reasonably necessary to ensure all members and relevant employers were informed of the results of the ballot as soon as was reasonably practicable.”
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