Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the National Association Of Schoolmasters And Union Of Women Teachers (NASUWT) are holding a walkout on Thursday October 16 as a row over pensions, pay and workload reaches boiling point.
Bob Stapley, London NUT regional secretary, said: "Strike action is never a step that teachers take lightly and we are very aware and concerned about the inconvenience it causes parents. Unfortunately, we are faced with a coalition government that is refusing to listen to the reasonable demands of the profession.
"Changes to pay, pensions and workload will make teaching a far less attractive profession, which is not in the long-term interests of teachers and children."
The Department for Education said: "It is disappointing that the NUT and NASUWT are striking over the government’s measures to allow heads to pay good teachers more. In a recent poll, 61 per cent of respondents supported linking teachers’ pay to performance and 70 per cent either opposed the strikes or believed that teachers should not be allowed to strike at all.
“All strikes will do is disrupt parents’ lives, hold back children’s education and damage the reputation of the profession.”
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- Ealing borough
- Hammersmith & Fulham
- Hillingdon borough
- Hounslow borough
- Kensington & Chelsea
- Westminster borough
