NASUWT: Thousands of teachers take strike action

Commenting as NASUWT and NUT members in the North East and Cumbria, South West, South East and London regions take a day of strike action today (Thursday) over adverse changes to teachers’ pay, pensions, working conditions and jobs, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said:

“The overwhelming majority of teachers in all four regions will be on strike today.

“Teachers are committed and dedicated public service workers. They do not take strike action lightly.

“No teacher has any wish to inconvenience parents or disrupt pupils’ education, but this action is not the failure or due to the unreasonableness of teachers.

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“It is the failure and unreasonableness of the Secretary of State, who day-in-day-out is disrupting the education of children and young people through his attacks on the teaching profession.

“We continue to appeal to the Secretary of State to acknowledge the real and deep concerns of teachers and commit to engage constructively in discussions to seek to resolve the dispute.”

ENDS

Notes to editors
The NASUWT and NUT’s disputes with the Secretary of State for Education are over adverse changes to teachers’ pay, pensions, working conditions and jobs.

The action is the next stage of a rolling programme of national strike action which was preceded by days of strike action in the North West of England on 27 June and in the Eastern, Yorkshire and Humberside, East Midlands and West Midlands regions on 1 October.

The NASUWT and NUT will be holding a series of rallies and marches today. Details of the rallies are below. The rally venues are open to the media.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, will be speaking at the rally in Durham. Dr Patrick Roach, Deputy General Secretary of the NASUWT, will be speaking at the rally in Bristol and Suzanne Nantcurvis, NASUWT Ex President, will be speaking at the rally in London.

To arrange interviews please contact the NASUWT press office. Details of the press officers available on the day are below:

Ben Padley-London 07785 463 119
Lena Davies-Durham 07867 392 746
Amanda Williamson-Bristol 0774 124 6202

Teachers taking the strike action have been asked to attend one of the rallies and have been given the option to either go straight to the rally venue or join one of the short marches to the rallies.

Durham rally
11.00am to 12.00pm
Durham Students' Union, Dunelm House, New Elvet, Durham DH1 3AN

March-Assemble from 10am at Millennium Place (in front of Gala Theatre), Durham DH1 1WA

Bristol rally
11.00am to 12.00pm
The Bristol Hotel, The Harbourside, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF

March-assemble from 10am at College Green (in front of Bristol Cathedral), Bristol BS1 5UY

London rally
11.30am to 12.30pm
Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3DW

March-assemble from 10.30am at Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY

Please see a list below of the local authorities affected by strike action on October 17.

Greater London

BARKING & DAGENHAM LONDON BC

BEXLEY COUNCIL

BRENT LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

EALING LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

HAVERING LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES ROYAL BOROUGH

NEWHAM LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY

ISLINGTON LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

LAMBETH LONDON BOROUGH

CAMDEN LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

TOWER HAMLETS LONDON BC

WANDSWORTH LONDON BC

KENSINGTON & CHELSEA

REDBRIDGE LONDON BRGH COUNCIL

SUTTON LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

BARNET LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

BROMLEY LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

CROYDON LONDON BOROUGH

ENFIELD LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

HARINGEY LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

HARROW LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

HILLINGDON LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

HOUNSLOW LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

MERTON LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

GREENWICH LONDON BOROUGH

LEWISHAM LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

SOUTHWARK LONDON BRGH COUNCIL

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL

HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM LONDON BC

RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES LONDON BC

WALTHAM FOREST LONDON BC

North East

DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CITY COUNCIL

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL

REDCAR & CLEVELAND BRGH COUNCIL

SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL

STOCKTON-ON-TEES BOROUGH COUNCIL

SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL

DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL

GATESHEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL

HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL

MIDDLESBROUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL

NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL

CUMBRIA COUNTY COUNCIL

South East

BRIGHTON & HOVE COUNCIL

MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

READING BOROUGH COUNCIL

SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL

SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL

WINDSOR & MAIDENHEAD ROYAL BRGH

BRACKNELL FOREST BOROUGH COUNCIL

EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL

MEDWAY COUNCIL

WEST BERKSHIRE COUNCIL

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL

SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL

WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

WOKINGHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL

South West

BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL

DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL

DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL

PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL

POOLE BOROUGH COUNCIL

SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

TORBAY BOROUGH COUNCIL

NORTH SOMERSET DISTRICT COUNCIL

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL

BATH & NE SOMERSET DIST COUNCIL

BOURNEMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

CORNWALL COUNTY COUNCIL

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

ISLES OF SCILLY COUNCIL

SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL

WILTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Lena Davies
Press and Media Officer
NASUWT
0121 457 6250 / 07867 392746
lena.davies@mail.nasuwt.org.uk