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- Educators, like workers from many other sectors in recent months, have been moved to go on strike in pursuit of improved wages and less overwhelming working conditions in response to the cost of living crisis and the ever-increasing professional demands placed on them.
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Mar 15, 2023 · More than 400,000 teachers, doctors, some BBC staff, Tube staff and civil servants went on strike today – on the same day Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced his Budget.
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Some 51.7% of state-funded schools in England were partially...
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Fiona Stuart, science teacher, Archway School, Stroud “One of the main reasons we’re striking is because of the impact [underfunding and pay] is having on the education of students. Because there aren’t enough teachers in terms of retention and recruitment. That’s then directly affecting the education of kids. “The recent pay rise that did go throu...
Jeremy Taylor, head of history, Bishop Thomas Grant school, Streatham “It would not be unusual for me to spend the best part of seven or eight hours on a Sunday afternoon, Sunday evening marking students work – that’d be fairly standard. “It would not be unusual for me to be still in my office at 6.30pm on a Friday night, when the school finishes a...
Sandrine Baker, art teacher, Bishop Thomas Grant school, Streatham “As a newly qualified teacher, obviously I’m in the classroom by myself. It’s a lot, and especially with the whole marking and everything you don’t get – there’s just so much. And I’m going home and I’m still working. “I can understand why so many newly qualified teachers leave. I’m...
Antonia Debbonaire (left), primary school teacher, Bristol “The pay rise is coming out of schools’ budgets so it’s squeezing schools even further. And it’s not in line with inflation, so it’s not a pay rise, it’s a pay cut, and it’s really affecting lots of teachers. “Teachers are using food banks. And it’s really hard to do a really hard job when ...
Alyson Knight, maths teacher, Archway School, Stroud “We’re using textbooks that are falling apart, and you can’t attract people into the profession anymore. So that means we can’t get specialist teachers into the department, and that creates problems particularly for the children. “There’s a reason why teachers aren’t coming into the profession, a...
Sam Davis, (pictured left), textiles teacher, Bishop Thomas Grant, Streatham “Me and my colleague art teachers are actually buying materials regularly, so that we can give kids what they need. “I’m a textiles teacher so it’s fabric or buying threads. I’m buying pens. It’s just absolutely basic things that we do not have the funding for. “A lot of p...
Mark Richards, history teacher, Archway School, Stroud “My biggest concern is recruitment of young teachers. Also, the scarcity of new science teachers and maths teachers is a big concern, because a lot of non-specialist teachers are teaching maths and science, which is definitely short-changing the kids.”
Daniel Hapgood (right), maths teacher in Greenford, west London “For me it’s about pay to retain staff and making sure no services are lost – the offer is unfunded so schools are reducing them. “You can see those most worried about losing pay striking are ECTs – they’re most likely to leave. That’s a huge issue, and about workload too. I’m thinking...
Jun 17, 2023 · Parents will be faced with a list of questions - when are the teachers' strikes, are schools closing, and how will my child be affected? Sky News explains what we know so far.
Jul 31, 2023 · Teacher strikes over pay have ended in England, after all four unions in a dispute with the government accepted a 6.5% pay rise. Members of the NEU, the UK's largest teaching union, voted...
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Feb 2, 2023 · Educators, like workers from many other sectors in recent months, have been moved to go on strike in pursuit of improved wages and less overwhelming working conditions in response to the cost of...
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Feb 1, 2023 · Some 51.7% of state-funded schools in England were partially closed or closed due to teacher strikes on Wednesday, according to government figures. Up to 500,000 workers are taking part in...
Jul 31, 2023 · NEU teachers in England have been on strike on eight days since February - seven national and one regional - forcing many schools to close. All four unions have been balloting members since May...
