Hundreds of North East teachers have rallied to a "stand for the future of education" on the second day of their strike for pay and conditions.
Members of the National Education Union (NEU) walked out at schools around the region today, with hundreds joining a rally in Newcastle city centre where a series of speakers - including striking teachers, students, support staff and the North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll - called for better pay and conditions for educators. Teachers say that they are not only fighting for a pay rise, but a funded one.
According to the NEU, most teachers have been given a pay increase of 5%, while teachers starting out and early career teachers have had a slightly higher increase. They argue that with RPI inflation at 12.6% in September 2022, these figures represent a real-terms pay cut.
