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The Latest Breaking News on Unison calls off school strikes in Scotland after pay offer improved

Ellie Gomersall: Solidarity between workers and students gives hope for fairer future

Students from across Scotland took to rally outside the Scottish Parliament in demand of urgent action from the Scottish Government on strikes.

The National (Scotland)

Teachers 'stealing toys' from their kids for schools amid budget cuts

Schools' budgets are squeezed, teachers' real terms pay has fallen, and they've joined hundreds of thousands of workers on strike in the UK

Liverpool Echo

Teachers to receive 'no new offer' from Scottish Government after talks with unions

Scottish Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said “no new offer” for teachers would come from the Scottish government following talks…

The National (Scotland)

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The figure that shows why teachers are on strike in Wales

Experts have looked at teachers pay in the last 13 years

Wales Online

BBC Question Time: Furious teacher tells Tory to 'give us what we deserve' amid strikes

The Government came under fire on last night's edition for refusing to meet teachers' pay demands following mass school walkouts earlier this week, with more strikes on the way

Daily Mirror

'We can all strike back at Rich Rishi Sunak at the local elections and turf Tories out'

The Government is not listening to the cries of anguish from striking workers, Paul Routledge says, but they will be fearing the local elections, where we can all make them sweat

Daily Mirror

Teachers go on strike: the challenges facing the schools sector

On February 1 2023, teachers in England and Wales joined their Scottish counterparts by going on strike, resulting in widespread school closures. Teachers made up part of an estimated half a million workers on strike across the UK. They are striking for improved pay and working conditions.

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Why are Britain’s teachers striking?

Educators forced to join picket lines to call for improved pay and working conditions

The Independent UK

Why are teachers striking and on what dates?

More than 100,000 teachers joined walkout on Wednesday in a dispute over pay

The Independent UK

Teachers could be forced to tell heads they plan to strike under reported change

Ministers may soon decide to change the law to force teachers to let heads know about their intention to strike in advance, a government source has claimed, after the education secretary hit out at unions

Daily Mirror

The reasons teachers in Wales gave for going on strike and continuing action

One in three schools in Wales was affected by the strike - either shut or partially shut

Wales Online

Exhausted teachers vow to keep protesting 'until change happens' as 200,000 walk out

Exhausted and overworked teachers joined university staff, train drivers, civil servants, bus drivers and security guards in the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade today

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak promises fresh talks after strike chaos hits majority of schools

Government shows desire for fresh discussions with unions as latest walkouts cause mayhem

Evening Standard

Stephen Flynn: Tory anti-strike bill a 'blatant attack' on devolution

STEPHEN Flynn has said the UK Government’s anti-strike bill is a “blatant attack” on devolution – and he warned it is just the start.

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The Independent UK

Why are teachers striking and on what dates?

More than 100,000 teachers joined walkout on Wednesday in a dispute over pay

Liverpool Echo

Teachers deliver important lesson on day when schools stayed shut

With teachers taking part in historic strike action, they and thousands of workers marched through Liverpool city centre as rows over pay and conditions intensify

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on strikes: Sunak needs a better plan

Editorial: The prime minister lacks the authority and popularity for a long confrontation with public sector workers

Bristol Post

Bristol teachers say schools have been stripped bare as they demand fairer pay during strike

NEU members joined other striking workers at College Green for the TUC rally

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The Independent UK

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

Secondary schools were more likely to have closed their doors to some cohorts of pupils than primary schools, according to figures by the DfE.

Daily Mirror

Minister tells teachers pay demands are not realistic while wearing £10,000 Rolex

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said it would be "economically incoherent" to meet union pay demands as nearly one in ten schools in England were forced to shut because of strike action

Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: London gripped by decade’s biggest strikes

Plus, the devastating impact on Gen Covid’s education

Glasgow Live

Hundreds gather on Buchanan Street to join largest protest for decades across UK

The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) organised a rally in solidarity of those taking part in strike action and hundreds flocked to Buchanan Street to make sure their voices are heard.

Nottingham Post

I'm a Nottinghamshire teacher and I hope our strike brings a real change

A teacher from a Nottinghamshire secondary school wants teachers to be able to focus on teaching - not pay and conditions

The Guardian - UK

Ministers and unions dig in amid widespread strike action across UK

Little prospect of breakthrough as strikes hit schools, trains, universities and border posts

The Guardian - UK

‘I know how hard the work is’: parents’ views on the teachers’ strike

Three parents share their views on the strike by tens of thousands of teachers in England and Wales

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