The first strike by teachers at a Newcastle school in its near 150 year history starts today.
Around 50 members of the National Education Union are expected join a picket line outside Newcastle High School for Girls in Jesmond between 7am and 9am.
They are among 1,500 teachers nationwide working for the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) and belonging to the NEU who voted overwhelmingly last month in favour of strike action after the trust announced plans to withdraw from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS).