UK Teachers' Strike: Dates, demands, and how will schools operate? Know here

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England were affected by the strike of NEU members on May 2. However, that was not the end! Members of the National Education Union are all set to strike again on Wednesday, July 5, and Friday, July 7. NEU members from sixth-form colleges are also expected to participate in the upcoming strike. In England, NEU is also expecting support for strike action in the autumn term. Not only NEU members, but the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and the NASUWT are re-balloting their members for support in strike action. On the other hand, the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) is holding a ballot for national strike action in England for the first time ever. While condemning the strike action, the Department for Education has stated that it would cause «real damage» to students' learning. Teachers belonging to NASUWT in 56 sixth-form colleges in England have voted to go on strike and take other forms of action. If the ASCL, NASUWT, or NAHT take any action, it will happen during the autumn term, and they will work together with the NEU. This could result in complete school closures.

Wednesday, July 5 Friday, July 7

In England, NEU teachers are going on strike because they are demanding an «above-inflation pay increase» as reported by the BBC. They also demand additional funds to ensure that the pay increases are not funded by the existing budgets of schools. All unions have rejected the offers made by the government so far.

Calling it a «fair and reasonable offer,» the Department for Education offered an additional one-off payment of £1,000, with an extension of 4.3% for the next year. These