The school strikes explained
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The Times
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🗓️ 1 February 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Across England and Wales today, many schools are closed and pupils are at home as the UK’s biggest teaching union goes on strike - the first of seven days of planned action. So, after negotiations broke down, what is the Government's response to the demand for above-inflation pay rises? And what could the impact be on students?
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| 1:07.2 | Britain has witnessed a winter of strikes. From rail and postal workers to |
| 1:13.9 | border-force staff and nurses, up and down the country, people have been walking out and demanding more. |
| 1:21.4 | Nobody's listening, so we're going to shout until we're heard. |
| 1:28.8 | And now, that voice has reached the classrooms. |
| 1:33.6 | It was a majority over 90%, 90.44% voted for strike, with a threshold, |
| 1:41.1 | busting, turnout of 53.27%. |
| 1:49.5 | Last week, it was teachers in Scotland who went on strike over pay. |
| 1:56.3 | This hasn't happened in almost 40 years. Scotland's teachers taking to the streets striking over pay. |
| 2:04.4 | And today, for the first time in more than six years, |
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