Thousands of teachers could be set to walk out in Greater Manchester tomorrow for the second strike day this month. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) in the North West are among those taking industrial action on Tuesday (February 28) amidst what it calls a recruitment and retention 'crisis'.
It's the second day of strike action involving the NEU in Greater Manchester, which has more than 12,000 members across the region. As with the previous strike day on February 1, many classrooms will be closed, as some schools stay shut fully while others welcome certain year groups and vulnerable children only.
Picket lines will form outside several schools in the region, before a major rally through Manchester city centre in the afternoon. It comes as NEU members call on the government to provide a fully-funded, above inflation pay increase, that doesn't see existing school budgets shrink.
