Thousands of schools in England are set to close as teachers stage a fresh wave of strikes in a row over pay, pensions and working conditions.
Families in the North East and Cumbria, the South West, South East and London – will be affected.
The industrial action has been organised by the NASUWT and the National Union of Teachers.
NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates said that the “overwhelming majority” of teachers in each of these areas would be on strike.
“No teacher has any wish to inconvenience parents or disrupt pupils’ education, but this action is not the failure or due to the unreasonableness of teachers.
“It is the failure and unreasonableness of the Secretary of State, who day-in-day-out is disrupting the education of children and young people through his attacks on the teaching profession.”
The Government has condemned the move, saying it is “disappointed” that the unions have decided to strike.
A Department for Education spokeswoman said: “All strikes will do is disrupt parents’ lives, hold back children’s education and damage the reputation of the profession.”
The unions are opposed to Government plans to allow schools to set teachers’ salaries, linked to performance in the classroom, and argue that pensions changes will leave their members working longer, paying in more and receiving less when they retire.
They also accuse the Government of attacking their working conditions, including introducing reforms that will allow schools to have longer school days and longer terms.
The first regional walkout took place in the North West on June 27, and further strikes took place in East of England, the East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside on October 1.
Plans for a national one-day walkout before Christmas have also been announced by the two unions.
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Teachers' Strike: Thousands Of Schools To Close
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