Almost 40,000 people have signed an open letter expressing their support for striking teachers in a series of heartfelt messages.
Members of the National Education Union (NEU) are set to walk out on Wednesday, February 1, in a dispute over pay, with further industrial action planned by teaching staff in the coming weeks. A number of schools will be closed due to the strikes, including several in the North East.
Supporters of the action have been adding their names to an open letter created on the petition platform 38 Degrees, which echoes the union's plea to the Government to "pay up and save our schools". The NEU said of the walkouts: "We do not want to go on strike – we want to be in the classroom, teaching and supporting our amazing children and young people.
