An estimated 85 per cent of English and Welsh state schools are reportedly closed to some or all pupils today, impacting millions of children, due to industrial action being taken by members of the National Education Union (NEU).
Teachers are among half a million striking today as civil servants, train drivers and border force staff take part in ‘Walkout Wednesday’.
A Stockport nursery teacher taking part in today’s strike action told Nursery World, ‘I've spoken to a couple of parents who are on side – especially when I explain the funding issue. People don't seem to know that it's not all about the pay rise. Yes, it's low, but I appreciate I'm on considerably more than the parents earn in my catchment. I would have accepted a lower pay rise if it had been funded by central government.
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