Schools across England close as teachers vow to continue strikes

NEU members highlight pay erosion as well as high workload and crumbling school facilities

Thousands of schools across England were fully or partially closed on Wednesday as teachers vowed to continue taking strike action until the government resumed talks over pay and working conditions.

The national strike by members of the National Education Union, the largest teachers’ union in England, was the fourth since February, with a fifth national strike scheduled for next Tuesday.