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Tens of thousands of teachers across the Midlands and eastern England strike over pay
Members of the National Education Union (NEU) during a rally in Manchester, as teachers in the north of England begin the first of three days of nationwide strike action in a long-running dispute over pay. Picture date: Tuesday February 28, 2023.

TEACHERS across Wales, the south of England and London are set to strike tomorrow as the National Education Union (NEU) continues regional actions in a long-running national dispute over pay.

The campaign saw NEU members in the Midlands and the east of England walk out today, following strikes across the north of England on Tuesday.

The majority of primaries and secondaries in the affected regions will either “restrict access to pupils or fully close” during the industrial action, warned the union, which has rejected calls from Education Secretary Gillian Keegan to cancel the strikes.

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