Thousands of Greater Manchester teachers have walked out for the first day of strike action. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) say it's not just the issue of pay that's on the line - but the quality of children's education amidst a recruitment and retention 'crisis'.
Yet for some teachers in the region, pay is a big problem. Single mum Lucy Hoyle qualified as a full-time teacher in 2017 and had been looking forward to a more stable income.
But the 33-year-old from Trafford has had to take on a second job tutoring to help provide for her daughter, the Mirror reports. And she's not the only teacher in the region who is having to take on multiple jobs to make ends meet.
