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Abigail Nicholson

Teachers in England and Wales vote to strike over pay

Teachers in England and Wales have voted to strike in a dispute over pay.

Nine out of 10 teacher members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted for strike action and the union passed the 50% ballot turnout required by law. The union has declared seven days of walkouts in February and March, but it has said any individual school will only be affected on four of the days.

The first day of strikes will be on February 1 and more than 23,000 schools in England and Wales are expected to be affected, the NEU has said. In England, 90% of NEU teacher members who voted in the ballot backed strikes, with a turnout of 53%.

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