On October 1, More than 2,500 schools in 49 local authorities were closed as members of the two unions took industrial action over pensions, pay and workload.
The strike was part of a rolling campaign of regional walk-outs, which are due to hit London and the South East next Thursday (October 17). A national one-day strike is also being planned for after half-term as the unions step up their campaign against cuts to teachers’ pensions and changes to pay and conditions, including the move to performance-related pay.
Christine Blower, general secretary of the NUT, said teachers could not “stand by and watch our profession be systematically attacked and undermined”.
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