Pupils are expected to face disruption to their education as teachers walk out of thousands of schools across England and Wales on Wednesday.
Members of the National Education Union (NEU) are taking strike action for the first time on February 1, affecting 23,000 schools., amid on-going disputes over pay and the cost of living crisis. Most teachers were given a 5 per cent pay increase last year, but unions say that this isn't in line with inflation, and say it means that teachers have actually had a real-terms pay cut of 11 per cent.
It comes as 500,000 workers across rail, governmental departments and universities join teachers in walking out, making today the biggest day of industrial action in decades. The NEU said it expects most schools to be closed - so what can you do if this is the case for your child?
