Fury as London schools give parents four days notice of teachers' strike

Two days of strike action by teacher members of the National Education Union in February 2025 (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

Hundreds of London’s teachers have reportedly announced strike action over maternity pay with just four days' notice given by schools.

The teachers all work for the Charter Schools Education Trust, a group of nine academies based in south London, and have been called to strike by the National Education Union (NEU) over what it is calling a “two-tier maternity policy.”