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Teachers' strikes: will they pay off?

Teachers' strikes: will they pay off?

Plus why teachers claim strikes are not just about pay

The Standard · Rachelle Abbott

March 1, 202312m 43s

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Show Notes

Around 200,000 teachers set to strike this week. Could teachers earn more working at a petrol station? Education Secretary Gillian Keegan calls strikes ‘unforgivable’. Do parents support the action? Our Education Editor Anna Davis explains the context behind the latest industrial action, and Headteacher Dave McPartlin discusses why the strikes are about more than just pay. In this episode:


  • Context behind the strikes explained
  • Are teachers really underpaid?
  • Do parents support the strike action?
  • Why schools can no longer provide the services they used to
  • Why the strikes are not just about a pay rise


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