Teacher strikes

DfE and unions agree pay talks over teacher strikes

‘Intensive’ talks start today after the NEU agreed to a 'period of calm for two weeks' where no more...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Teacher strikes

Pausing strikes for pay talks is in best interests of teachers and pupils

Writing exclusively for Schools Week, education secretary Gillian Keegan urged the NEU to follow the lead of health unions...

John Dickens
Gillian Keegan
Teacher strikes

‘We cannot go on like this’: No resolution after new strike talks

Union boss warns lack of progress will lead members to conclude 'industrial action is the only option left'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Teacher strikes: 54% of schools shut or restrict attendance

About 8,400 schools were estimated to be shut or partially closed on the first day of strike action

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher strikes

‘Morale is at an all-time low’: Keegan’s DfE staff go on strike

Civil servants joined teachers on the day of strike action, saying: ‘You can’t run public services unless you fund...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Teacher strikes

‘It’s more than just pay’: School teachers on why they are striking

On the picket lines: Schools Week reporters spoke to teachers about why they are taking industrial action - here's...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter