Tiles are coming off the roof of a school, teachers are having to buy glue sticks, rising energy costs, staff taking second jobs and ever-increasing workloads are just some of the reasons teachers across Wirral have walked out of their classrooms today.
The Wirral branch of the National Education Union, one of several unions for teachers, said around 75% to 80% were out on strike. They have approximately 3,000 members though some staff still went in to support pre-planned trips or events.
The walk-out is over a dispute relating to pay increases for staff and those on strike said there has been a significant lack of funding for schools.
