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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Richard Adams Education editor

‘United front’ of teachers could launch biggest strikes in a decade in England

Teachers on the picket line at Regent high school in London on Wednesday.
Teachers on the picket line at Regent high school in London on Wednesday. Photograph: James Manning/PA

Teachers could launch the biggest strikes in a decade from September as part of a “united front” by all four education unions in England, the next head of the biggest union has warned.

In his first interview since being elected general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), Daniel Kebede predicted that Rishi Sunak’s threats to overrule the results of an independent pay review body would spark outrage among teachers and further strikes.

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