The Guardian: Teacher strike shuts out 1m children
· Teacher strike shuts out one million children
· Guardian survey reveals 8,000 schools hit by walkout over pay offer
At least a million children at 8,000 schools will be barred from lessons today as striking teachers trigger acute shortages across the country.
Headteachers and teaching assistants have been drafted in to take the place of striking colleagues after school authorities failed to avert widespread school closures. A third of schools will be turning some pupils away and one in six will close entirely.
Over 100,000 civil servants – from driving test supervisors to coastguards – and 30,000 college lecturers are also walking out in the biggest strike over pay since Labour came to power.
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