Teachers strike

Teaching members of the NEU in England and Wales, and support staff in Wales, have voted to strike to correct "historic real-terms pay cuts", the union said ...

Schoolchildren in Scotland will miss more lessons this week as members of the EIS are beginning 16 days of rolling strike action on Monday. The prime minister's official spokesman said: "We would continue to call on teachers not to strike given we know what substantial damage was caused to children's education during the pandemic and it's certainly not something we want to see repeated. And I'm sure parents will recognise the picture I'm painting." In Wales a 92.28% majority voted to take industrial action on a turnout of 58.07%. "We have already met the unions' request for an additional £2 billion in school funding, which will take real-terms spending on schools to its highest level in history." The penultimate day of strike action will coincide with the Budget. "The average 5% pay rise for teachers this year is some 7% behind inflation. Wednesday 15 March 2023: all eligible members in England and Wales. Wednesday 1 February 2023: all eligible NEU members in England and Wales. The first national strike will take place on Wednesday 1 February and will affect 23,400 schools in England and Wales. Teachers in England and Wales vote to strike in February and March in row over pay The first national strike will take place in February and will affect 23,400 schools in England and Wales, Sarah Corker reports

Nine out of 10 members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted for the action and the union passed the 50 per cent ballot turnout required by law.

Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England will this week walk off wards on Wednesday and Thursday. Teachers will also hold a rally in Westminster that day, it said. As well as strike action the union asked all its members to write to their MP - and visit their surgeries - to make the case for an inflation-proof pay rise. The first day of strikes will be on February 1, when more than 23,000 schools in England and Wales are expected to be affected, the NEU said. The guidance calls on headteachers to “take all reasonable steps to keep the school open for as many pupils as possible”. The Department for Education (DfE) called on headteachers to ‘take all reasonable steps to keep the school open for as many pupils as possible’

The NEU, the UK's largest teaching union, voted for rolling walkouts from February 1 to March 16 in England and Wales. See the full list of strike dates ...

Teachers have lost 23% in real-terms since 2010, and support staff 27% over the same period. Thursday 16 March 2023: all eligible members in England and Wales. Wednesday 15 March 2023: all eligible members in England and Wales. Some 11% of schools shut their doors and 20% were partially closed during the last nationwide teachers' strike in 2016. "The average 5% pay rise for teachers this year is some 7% behind inflation. Thursday 2 March 2023: all eligible members in the following English regions: London, South East, South West. Wednesday 1 March 2023: all eligible members in the following English regions: East Midlands, West Midlands, Eastern Wednesday 1 February 2023: all eligible members in England and Wales. Tuesday 28 February 2023: all eligible members in the following English regions: Northern, North West, Yorkshire & The Humber. Tuesday 14 February 2023: all eligible members in Wales. Nine out of 10 members of the NASUWT union in England and Wales voted for strikes over pay but the number of eligible members who voted was 42% - below the 50% required by law. The NAHT, which represents heads, failed to meet the strict threshold for turnout as only 42% of eligible members voted in England - below the 50% requirement.

Nine out of 10 teacher members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted for strike action and the union passed the 50% ballot turnout required by law. The ...

Teachers in England and Wales are likely to strike in February and March. Teachers in England and Wales are striking in a despute over pay. Teachers in England and Wales are taking strike action in a dispute over pay. The first day of strikes will be on February 1 and more than 23,000 schools in England and Wales are expected to be affected, the NEU has said. In England outside London, leading practitioners earn between £44,523 a year and £67,585. Teachers working in London will receive a higher starting salary than this to take account of the capital’s increased living costs.

Who are the teaching unions? · NASWUT teachers' union represents teachers, including headteachers, throughout the UK. · The NAHT union represents head teachers ...

This compares with £39,009 in Wales and £40,026 in Scotland. In Northern Ireland many teachers have been offered 3.2% increases for the last school year and this school year. Northern Ireland's government did not give the BBC a figure. "When the government can't get teachers to join the profession and can't get teachers to stay in the profession, in the end that becomes unsustainable and that's where we are now," she added. 15 and 16 March: Two-day strike of all schools in England and Wales The votes on strike action for teachers in England and Wales follow closures at almost every primary school in Scotland last Tuesday and every secondary school in the country last Wednesday. At state schools - which are school that are paid for by taxes - classroom teachers in England were paid an average of £38,982 in the 2021/2022 school year. The NEU is required to give two weeks' notice of industrial action - such as a strike - to give schools and parents time to prepare. Last week, strikes closed almost every primary school in Scotland on Tuesday, and every secondary school in the country on Wednesday. Last week the largest education union in the UK, the National Education Union (NEU) asked more than 300,000 teachers and support staff to vote in a ballot on whether to take industrial action - more than 90% have voted in favour of striking. Support staff in schools in Wales are also expected to go on strike after 88% of balloted union members backed the action. Teachers in England and Wales will go on strike over pay, meaning some schools are likely to close temporarily in February and March.

There will be seven days of walkouts in February and March, according to the largest education union in the UK.

We have to save our schools. • Thursday, March 16: all eligible members in England and Wales • Wednesday, March 15: all eligible members in England and Wales. • Wednesday, March 1: all eligible members in the East Midlands, West Midlands, and Eastern regions • Tuesday, February, 14: all eligible members in England and Wales • Wednesday, February 1: all eligible members in England and Wales

Nine out of 10 teacher members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted for strike action.

The RCN announced on Monday that it will stage two more strikes in England and Wales on February 6 and 7, with more NHS trusts taking part than during two days of strikes in December. In Wales, 95% of members taking part in the school leaders’ union NAHT Cymru ballot backed action short of strikes and 75% supported strikes, with a turnout of 55%. In Wales, 92% of NEU teacher members who voted in the ballot backed strikes, with a turnout of 58%. In England, 90% of NEU teacher members who voted in the ballot backed strikes, with a turnout of 53%. On Monday, the NAHT revealed that 87% of members in England taking part in the union’s pay ballot voted in favour of action short of strikes, while 64% supported strikes. Nine out of 10 teacher members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted for strike action and the union passed the 50% ballot turnout required by law.

There will be seven days of walkouts in February and March, according to the largest education union in the UK.

We have to save our schools. • Thursday, March 16: all eligible members in England and Wales • Wednesday, March 15: all eligible members in England and Wales. • Wednesday, March 1: all eligible members in the East Midlands, West Midlands, and Eastern regions • Tuesday, February, 14: all eligible members in England and Wales • Wednesday, February 1: all eligible members in England and Wales

Kevin Courtney and Mary Bousted, joint general secretaries of the National Education Union (NEU) speaking to the media outside the Department for Education in ...

A ballot of sixth-form colleges in England also failed to reach the threshold. The first will be on February 1, affecting 23,400 schools in England and Wales. Money from shares contributes directly to keep our paper thriving. The Morning Star is a readers’ co-operative, which means you can become an owner of the paper too by buying shares in the society. This is the last article you can read this month You can read 5 more article this month

On 16 January the National Education Union (NEU), one of the trade unions representing the teaching profession, announced its intention to strike.

The starting salary for a newly qualified teacher is at least £28,000 and this is set to rise to £30,000. The school workload reduction toolkit, developed alongside school leaders, is a helpful resource for schools that can enable them to reduce workload. Schools will decide on prioritisation of pupils depending on staff availability and will communicate this to parents. She expressed the importance of working together to avoid strike action especially given the significant disruption due to the pandemic over recent years. Teachers do a job that is essential to our society and they do it brilliantly. This will take teacher starting salaries to £28,000, which is significant progress towards this government’s 2019 manifesto commitment of a £30,000 starting salary. Teachers will see pay rises of 5 to 8.9%, with new teachers receiving the highest uplift. If schools need to restrict attendance, we have asked that those schools prioritise vulnerable children, children of critical workers and pupils who are due to take public examinations (like GCSEs) and other formal assessments. A definition of vulnerable children and critical workers can be found at Annex B of guidance for We are also working to support schools and their leaders to avoid children missing education and causing disruption to parents and families. After two years of disrupted education due to the pandemic, every single day spent in school with experienced teachers who know their students makes a difference to a child’s development. On 16 January the National Education Union (NEU), one of the trade unions representing the teaching profession, announced its intention to strike.

The National Education Union has announced plans for seven days of strike action over the coming months after teachers in England and Wales voted ...

A separate ballot of NASUWT members in Scotland closed on November 21st, with more than 92% voting in favour of strikes on a turnout of almost 64%. The union revealed that 64% of its members in England had backed strikes on a turnout of 42%. The NEU revealed this evening that more than 90% of teachers in England had voted for strike action on a turnout of 53%, while 92% of teachers in Wales had backed strikes on a turnout of 58%. The teaching union announced that 88% of support staff in Wales had also voted to strike on a turnout of 51%. Turnout across the ballots in England and Wales averaged 42%. The union said it would consider rerunning its ballot in England given the disruption caused to voting by postal strikes.

Following a vote balloted by the National Education Union (NEU), 90% of members in England backed the walkouts on a 53% turnout this afternoon. Similarly in ...

Teachers have lost 23% in real-terms since 2010, and support staff 27% over the same period. "The average 5% pay rise for teachers this year is some 7% behind inflation. - Thursday 16th March 2023 - all eligible members in England and Wales. - Wednesday 15th March 2023 - all eligible members in England and Wales. - Wednesday 1st February 2023 - all eligible members in England and Wales. [Listen on Global Player: Spencer & Vogue.

Teachers across Greater Lincolnshire have voted to strike in February and March as part of the National Education Union's ongoing campaign for an ...

Three ballots for support stuff were also conducted simultaneously to the teacher ballots in England and Wales. “If they do not, then the consequences are clear for parents and children. The union is declaring seven days of strike action in February and March, although any individual school will only be affected by four of them. They must realise that school support staff need a pay rise. In Wales a 92.28% majority voted YES on a turnout of 58.07%. The ballot also successfully surpassed the restrictive thresholds set by government for strike action.

Teaching union the National Education Union (NEU) voted to strike over pay in England and Wales on seven dates in February and March. Gillian Keegan said the ...

Support staff in England and Wales also voted in favour of striking but in England they failed to meet the legal threshold so will not be taking part. - 15 and 16 March: Two-day strike of all schools in England and Wales Meanwhile, head teachers will not strike in England after a ballot by the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) union failed to meet the legally-required 50% turnout threshold. - 1 February: All schools in England and Wales Teaching union the National Education Union (NEU) voted to strike over pay in England and Wales on seven dates in February and March. Ms Keegan said the "key problem" was inflation and the government was working to halve it this year.

The NEU, the largest education union in the UK, balloted around 300,000 teacher and support staff members. In England, a ballot of support staff in schools saw ...

And I’m very interested in supporting teachers, they do a fantastic job – they really are changing lives every day.” In Wales, 88.3% voted in favour of strike on a turnout of 51.3%. Teachers have voted to strike, with 90.4% of those balloted by the National Education Union (NEU) in England supporting industrial action on a turnout of 53.3%. In the midst of a cost of living crisis, that is an unsustainable situation. Teachers have lost 23% in real-terms since 2010, and support staff 27% over the same period. A joint statement from both NEU general secretaries, Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, said: “This is not about a pay rise but correcting historic real-terms pay cuts.

National Education Union members are set for strikes as part of a pay dispute.

We will be affected, that’s for sure, but to what extent is difficult to ascertain at the moment. Several schools said it was early days and they had no comment to make on the situation currently. School head teachers have not supported a call for strike action by their union the NAHT but have been left to try to sort out whether to close, stray open with limited staff or take lessons online. Dureka Andrews agreed and said: "Don't they think the kids have had enough time off from Covid, they are already behind with their school work. This was echoed by Kirsty Hunt, who said: "Don't you think the kids have been deprived of an education enough over the last few years" Click [here](https://www.facebook.com/derbyshirelive/?locale=en_GB) if you also want to add a comment. My wife is a teacher and so many teachers are leaving due to the stress and unrealistic goals the government sets for them. Why is it they can take the time out of school yet we can't for a holiday without getting fined? We all want more money, surely there is a better time this could be done like training days or the holiday days you have to work. Many of them are angry that their children will miss out on education not long after the disruption of Covid, while others are sympathetic to their demands for more pay and improved working conditions. It is up to head teachers if they close or remain open and there are no minimum staffing rules. Sam Finch said on the Derbyshire Live Facebook page: "Fingers crossed they get the resolution they’re looking for.