Teacher strikes: School trips and transition days face disruption One leader said new strike days will ‘rob children of special memories’ as survey reveals scale of potential disruption
Teachers will strike for another two days next month The National Education Union’s executive has agreed two dates in July
Unions plan joint school staff meetings to ‘maximise’ strike votes In ‘almost unprecedented show of solidarity’, unions ask all schools to adopt approach in ‘battle for the very future of education’
Be clearer about ‘fully-funded’ pay offer claim, stats watchdog tells DfE OSR says ministers’ funding claim is ‘evidenced’ at a national level
DfE and unions agree pay talks over teacher strikes ‘Intensive’ talks start today after the NEU agreed to a ‘period of calm for two weeks’ where no more strike dates will be announced
Pausing strikes for pay talks is in best interests of teachers and pupils Writing exclusively for Schools Week, education secretary Gillian Keegan urged the NEU to follow the lead of health unions
‘We cannot go on like this’: No resolution after new strike talks Union boss warns lack of progress will lead members to conclude ‘industrial action is the only option left’
Teacher strikes: 54% of schools shut or restrict attendance About 8,400 schools were estimated to be shut or partially closed on the first day of strike action
‘Morale is at an all-time low’: Keegan’s DfE staff go on strike Civil servants joined teachers on the day of strike action, saying: ‘You can’t run public services unless you fund them properly’