Wales could be set for widespread school closures in the coming months if teachers decide to vote for strike action. A number of the UK's biggest teaching unions are currently balloting their members for industrial action, with the results due to come back in the coming weeks.
If unions vote to strike it could mean several days of widespread schools with parents forced to keep their children at home. Unions have been campaigning for months for a better pay deal after rejecting the Welsh Government's offer of a 5% increase in November, labelling it an "insult."
NEU Cymru and Association of School and College Unions Cymru have previously warned they are likely to strike if the offer was not increased, something the Welsh Government has refused to do. Inflation is currently over 10% in Wales meaning any increase less than this would constitute a real-terms pay cut, something many in the industry are unprepared to accept.
