A history teacher has warned how the education system faces 'crisis' unless there is action on pay. It comes as members of the National Education Union (NEU) prepare to walk out on Wednesday (February 1), with many classrooms in Greater Manchester set to be empty on the day of the strike.
Crunch talks between the NEU and the Department for Education today (Monday) have failed to reach a breakthrough, with the union claiming education secretary Gillian Keegan had 'squandered an opportunity'. The union says it has around 12,500 members across Greater Manchester, working in almost 1,200 schools.
They include Dan, a 34-year-old history teacher in Salford, who says many teachers he knows have looked at taking jobs abroad. He told the Mirror: "Teachers don’t want to be doing this.
