TENS of thousands more teachers have joined the UK’s largest education to take part in strikes this Wednesday, according to a union boss. Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the Nation…
TENS of thousands more teachers have joined the UK's largest education to take part in strikes this Wednesday, according to a union boss.
Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union , said ministers should be concerned about the 40,000 new sign-ups to the union since the strikes were announced.It comes after news that schoolkids could face "super-sized" classrooms with sixty pupils from tomorrow as teachers go on strike.
More than 23,000 schools will be affected in the biggest day of industrial action for a decade - with many shutting altogether.Some parents will be forced to work from home and take leave to look after younger children on Wednesday. But Mr Courtney said parents have been largely supportive of the strikes - with some expected to join demonstrations on Wednesday - as they can see "schools have been run down" and have teacher shortages.
He said: "It's a strike against disruption in education. We want the strike to be effective because we want to concentrate the Government's mind on solving the issue."
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