THE Tory government’s failure to invest in children has united the teaching profession “as never before,” the National Education Union (NEU) stressed today as tens of thousands of its members across England downed tools once again. 

In a stirring speech to striking teachers outside Downing Street, joint general secretary Kevin Courtney said: “We have a high moral purpose and we are going to win.

“We are mad as hell and aren’t going to put up with this any more. We are demanding that this government invests in this generation of children.”