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Schools face disruption as education workers begin strike action

Some schools in Northern Ireland will face disruption over the coming days, as education workers begin a planned two-week strike. It is the latest walk-out by education staff following similar action in March, which comes as part of an ongoing row ...

26 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Pupils told to have ‘plan B’ for getting to school for exams amid rail strikes

Pupils and parents have been warned to have a “plan B” for getting to school for their exams during the rail strikes. The major industrial action, which will see tens of thousands of rail workers walking out for most of this week, will clash with ...

20 Jun 2022 at 21:36

Teachers’ strike would undermine children’s education – Downing Street

The Prime Minister does not want to see children’s education further disrupted as the biggest teachers’ union warned of industrial action over pay and workload, No 10 has said. It comes as the Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has called any ...

23 Jun 2022 at 15:11

Scotland

Teachers reject pay deal and signal support for strike action

Members of Scotland’s biggest teaching union have overwhelmingly rejected a recent pay deal and indicated support for strike action. Some 94% of those who voted in the EIS ballot of members rejected the most recent 5% pay deal, following a ...

16 Sept 2022 at 16:14

Teacher strikes set to go ahead as no progress made in pay negotiations

Teacher strikes planned for next week are set to go ahead as no progress has been made in negotiations over pay. The National Education Union (NEU) said this week it was “prepared to recommend a pause to strikes” to its national executive ...

25 Feb 2023 at 13:22

‘Vast majority’ of schools in England and Wales affected by teachers’ strike

Nearly nine in 10 schools and sixth-form colleges in England and Wales with teachers on strike have shut their doors to some pupils, a survey suggests. The majority of schools have been affected by the first day of walkouts by tens of ...

01 Feb 2023 at 18:18

Majority of schools in England closed to some pupils amid teachers’ strike

The majority of schools in England were forced to shut their doors to some pupils as teachers went on strike, data suggests More than half of state schools in England were either fully closed or restricted access to pupils during the ...

01 Feb 2023 at 19:32

Keegan asks teachers to give heads notice if striking to avoid ‘disruption’

The Education Secretary has asked teachers to inform schools if they plan to strike next week, in a letter to union leaders. The National Education Union is planning seven days of strike action in England and Wales, with the first ...

28 Jan 2023 at 23:00

Children returning to UK from half-term trips delayed by Calais strike action

Children and teachers returning to the UK from half-term school trips have been hit by delays of more than six hours at Calais amid strike action by Border Force staff. Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union ...

18 Feb 2023 at 19:40

Strike action by teachers is ‘undermining’ recovery efforts post-Covid – Keegan

Strike action by teachers is “undermining” recovery efforts following the pandemic, the Education Secretary has warned. Gillian Keegan said she could not think of “a worse time” for children to be kept “willingly” out of ...

05 Jul 2023 at 20:22

Northern Ireland

Thousands of education support workers to take part in strike action

Thousands of education support workers are set to take part in strike action later this week. Trade unions Nipsa and Unison said there will be picket lines at hundreds of schools across Northern Ireland during the ...

14 Nov 2023 at 21:21

Life

Teacher strikes: Do I need to homeschool my child today?

As teachers in England and Wales who are members of the National Education Union (NEU) take part in walkouts, parents may be concerned about the imminent disruption to more than 23,000 schools. This will ...

01 Feb 2023 at 11:54

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