The National Education Union (NEU) has declared that teachers would walk out in England and Wales on seven occasions in February and March in protest of their wages. On February 1 and March 15 and 16, there will be national strikes. There are a number of regional dates as well. About 300,000 teachers and support staff members in England and Wales cast ballots for the NEU, the largest education union in the UK.&nbsp;The secretary of education has stated that she will meet with union representatives later this week, as reported by the BBC.&nbsp;

In line with advice from the Department of Education, head teachers are required to take "all reasonable steps" to keep schools open for as many students as possible throughout a strike.

After a referendum by the NAHT union fell short of the legally mandated 50 per cent&nbsp;turnout level, head teachers in England decided not to strike.

The union claims that due to supposed disruption brought on by postal strikes, a second ballot is being considered.

However, due to the needed turnout in Wales, NAHT members there will engage in strike action.

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<h2>When do NEU teachers go on strike?</h2>

On the following days, there will be strikes on both a national and regional level, as reported by the BBC.&nbsp;

- 1 February: All schools in England and Wales 
- 14 February: All schools in Wales 
- 28 February: North and north-west England, Yorkshire and Humber 
- 1 March: East Midlands, West Midlands, and the NEU's eastern region 
- 2 March: South-east and south-west England, and London 
- 15 and 16 March: Two-day strike of all schools in England and Wales

As confirmed by NEU, a school will only be impacted on a maximum of four of the seven dates.

In 2022, most state school teachers in England and Wales saw pay increases of five per cent.

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The five per cent&nbsp;salary increase granted to members, according to the NEU, is basically a pay reduction because of the high inflation rates of over 10&nbsp;per cent.&nbsp;

The NASUWT union's English and Welsh members voted to strike a few days prior to the NEU declaration, but the vote fell short of the required percentage of participants to allow industrial action.

Scotland's teachers have been on strike even since Christmas. The 16-day rolling strike started on Monday, with two local authorities' worth of schools participating daily.

Five unions representing teachers in Northern Ireland are still engaging in a non-strike activity.

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The National Education Union (NEU) has declared that teachers would walk out in England and Wales on seven occasions in February and March in protest of their wages.

The National Education Union (NEU) has declared that teachers would walk out in England and Wales on seven occasions in February and March in protest of their wages. On February 1 and March 15 and 16, there will be national strikes. There are a number of regional dates as well. About 300,000 teachers and support staff members in England and Wales cast ballots for the NEU, the largest education union in the UK. The secretary of education has stated that she will meet with union representatives later this week, as reported by the BBC. In line with advice from the Department of Education, head teachers are required to take "all reasonable steps" to keep schools open for as many students as possible throughout a strike. After a referendum by the NAHT union fell short of the legally mandated 50 per cent turnout level, head teachers in England decided not to strike. The union claims that due to supposed disruption brought on by postal strikes, a second ballot is being considered. However, due to the needed turnout in Wales, NAHT members there will engage in strike action. Also watch | UK to supply battle tanks to Ukraine amid Russian strikes When do NEU teachers go on strike? On the following days, there will be strikes on both a national and regional level, as reported by the BBC. - 1 February: All schools in England and Wales - 14 February: All schools in Wales - 28 February: North and north-west England, Yorkshire and Humber - 1 March: East Midlands, West Midlands, and the NEU's eastern region - 2 March: South-east and south-west England, and London - 15 and 16 March: Two-day strike of all schools in England and Wales As confirmed by NEU, a school will only be impacted on a maximum of four of the seven dates. In 2022, most state school teachers in England and Wales saw pay increases of five per cent. Also read | UK: Man arrested over discovery of uranium at London's Heathrow airport The five per cent salary increase granted to members, according to the NEU, is basically a pay reduction because of the high inflation rates of over 10 per cent. The NASUWT union's English and Welsh members voted to strike a few days prior to the NEU declaration, but the vote fell short of the required percentage of participants to allow industrial action. Scotland's teachers have been on strike even since Christmas. The 16-day rolling strike started on Monday, with two local authorities' worth of schools participating daily. Five unions representing teachers in Northern Ireland are still engaging in a non-strike activity. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

UK teachers announce strike, most English and Welsh schools to face closure

Strikes in the United Kingdom are set to intensify, as on Monday&nbsp;Britain’s largest teaching and nursing unions announced further walkouts over pay.&nbsp;AFP reports, the National Education Union (NEU) announced that its members have overwhelmingly voted to walk out starting next month.

Here’s everything you need to know:

Why are they protesting?

The protests are part of a larger action by professionals of&nbsp;various trades over pay raises.

Inflation in the UK has in recent months crossed the 10 per cent mark, and the teacher unions are demanding a pay raise for the nation’s educators.

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How much raise are they asking for?

They are asking for a raise that at least matches the double-digit inflation.

In Scotland, teachers were offered a five per cent raise, which they rejected, instead demanding 10 per cent.

Across England and Wales, in 2022, many state-school teachers received a 5 per cent pay raise, while in Northern Ireland, many of them were offered 3.2 per cent for the school years 2021-22, and 2022-23.

However, teacher’s unions argue that with inflation above ten per cent, these meagre raises are essentially pay cuts.

When will the strikes start?

As per Daily Mail, strikes will happen over the course of two months; February and March.

On February 1 itself, thousands of teachers will walk out. This is expected to affect more than 23,000 schools.

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Further strikes have been announced over six days, spread out between the two months. February 14, March 15 and March 16 will witness larger strikes, while February 28 and March 1 and 2 have been set for regional walkouts.&nbsp;

The NEU said that each school will only be affected for four days each, however, this has caused concern among the parents.

What are the parents saying?

In recent years, due to the coronavirus pandemic, education globally has suffered, with millions of children’s studies getting negatively affected by Covid restrictions and lockdowns.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Writing for Daily Mail Molly Kingsley, mother of a child who’ll be impacted, called the strike an “act of educational sabotage.”

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She writes, “even a single day of missed education is unacceptable,” adding “it’s hard to understand how anyone could be comfortable inflicting such terrible damage on children at this critical time. Many go into teaching not for financial gain but to better young lives.”

Calling the union’s action “militancy”, Kingsley said that children of the poorest families will be most badly affected.

What would happen to children’s education in their teacher’s absence?

A Department for Education (DfE) issued guidance for schools and has called on headteachers to “take all reasonable steps to keep the school open for as many pupils as possible”.

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It also suggested that individual schools or groups of schools may want to consider keeping a bank of “cover supervisors” like volunteers who already support the staff in their teaching.

Is this the first time teachers are going on&nbsp;strike?

No, currently many schools across Scotland are closed due to teacher strike action, while in Northern Ireland, administrative tasks are currently getting affected.&nbsp;

As per a new announcement by the Educational Institute of Scotland, the strikes are slated to continue in February, April and March. EIS has announced 16 days of industrial action.

In Ireland, five teacher unions are taking action, which as per Daily Mail falls short of a strike. Because of this, administrative tasks like lesson planning are reportedly being disturbed.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Strikes in the United Kingdom are set to intensify, as on Monday Britain’s largest teaching and nursing unions announced further walkouts over pay. AFP reports, the National Education Union (NEU) announced that its members have overwhelmingly voted to walk out starting next month.

Strikes in the United Kingdom are set to intensify, as on Monday Britain’s largest teaching and nursing unions announced further walkouts over pay. AFP reports, the National Education Union (NEU) announced that its members have overwhelmingly voted to walk out starting next month. Here’s everything you need to know: Why are they protesting? The protests are part of a larger action by professionals of various trades over pay raises. Inflation in the UK has in recent months crossed the 10 per cent mark, and the teacher unions are demanding a pay raise for the nation’s educators. Watch | Nurses and ambulance workers strike in UK over pay hike How much raise are they asking for? They are asking for a raise that at least matches the double-digit inflation. In Scotland, teachers were offered a five per cent raise, which they rejected, instead demanding 10 per cent. Across England and Wales, in 2022, many state-school teachers received a 5 per cent pay raise, while in Northern Ireland, many of them were offered 3.2 per cent for the school years 2021-22, and 2022-23. However, teacher’s unions argue that with inflation above ten per cent, these meagre raises are essentially pay cuts. When will the strikes start? As per Daily Mail, strikes will happen over the course of two months; February and March. On February 1 itself, thousands of teachers will walk out. This is expected to affect more than 23,000 schools. Also read | Right to protest ‘not absolute’, says Rishi Sunak as UK prepares to introduce broader powers for Police Further strikes have been announced over six days, spread out between the two months. February 14, March 15 and March 16 will witness larger strikes, while February 28 and March 1 and 2 have been set for regional walkouts. The NEU said that each school will only be affected for four days each, however, this has caused concern among the parents. What are the parents saying? In recent years, due to the coronavirus pandemic, education globally has suffered, with millions of children’s studies getting negatively affected by Covid restrictions and lockdowns. Writing for Daily Mail Molly Kingsley, mother of a child who’ll be impacted, called the strike an “act of educational sabotage.” Also read | Rishi Sunak vows to introduce anti-strike law as nurses begin unprecedented day-long strike for better wages She writes, “even a single day of missed education is unacceptable,” adding “it’s hard to understand how anyone could be comfortable inflicting such terrible damage on children at this critical time. Many go into teaching not for financial gain but to better young lives.” Calling the union’s action “militancy”, Kingsley said that children of the poorest families will be most badly affected. What would happen to children’s education in their teacher’s absence? A Department for Education (DfE) issued guidance for schools and has called on headteachers to “take all reasonable steps to keep the school open for as many pupils as possible”. Also read | UK teachers announce strike, most English and Welsh schools to face closure It also suggested that individual schools or groups of schools may want to consider keeping a bank of “cover supervisors” like volunteers who already support the staff in their teaching. Is this the first time teachers are going on strike? No, currently many schools across Scotland are closed due to teacher strike action, while in Northern Ireland, administrative tasks are currently getting affected. As per a new announcement by the Educational Institute of Scotland, the strikes are slated to continue in February, April and March. EIS has announced 16 days of industrial action. In Ireland, five teacher unions are taking action, which as per Daily Mail falls short of a strike. Because of this, administrative tasks like lesson planning are reportedly being disturbed. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Explained: 23,000 schools across UK to be affected as teachers announce strike. Here's all you need to know

More than 70,000 staff members at 150 universities in the UK will go on strike for 18 days between February and March over several issues, including salary, working conditions and pension. "The clock is now ticking for the sector to produce a deal or be hit with widespread disruption throughout spring," University and College Union (UCU) general secretary Jo Grady said.

The exact dates of the action will be announced next week, according to UCU, The Guardian reported.

The union, which comprises academics, trainers, librarians, and other professionals employed by colleges and universities, stated it was calling for higher pay after employers set a pay raise worth 3% after more than ten years of pay awards that lagged owing to inflation, Reuters reported.

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If the issues are not resolved, the union will also re-ballot staffers at all 150 universities to extend its mandate and allow industrial action to be called well into 2023, including a boycott of marking and assessment starting in April.

To address the rising cost of living, the union is calling for both -- measures to stop the use of "insecure" contracts and a pay increase. On Wednesday, the Universities and Colleges Employers Association, which advocates for university employers, presented the UCU with a salary offer worth 4 per cent to 5 per cent, but the union claimed this was insufficient.

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“Today our union came together to back an unprecedented programme of escalating strike action,” UCU general secretary Jo Grady said. “University staff dedicate their lives to education and they want to get back to work, but that will only happen if university vice-chancellors use the vast wealth of the sector to address over a decade of falling pay, rampant insecure employment practices and devastating pension cuts. The choice is theirs,” he continued.

Amid the pay disputes, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces pressure to end a wave of industrial activities in Britain that started last year as the nation struggles with double-digit inflation. Numerous critical services, including healthcare and rail transportation, have frequently been disrupted by the strikes, with the participation of hundreds of thousands of people.

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More than 70,000 staff members at 150 universities in the UK will go on strike for 18 days between February and March over several issues, including salary, working conditions and pension.

More than 70,000 staff members at 150 universities in the UK will go on strike for 18 days between February and March over several issues, including salary, working conditions and pension. "The clock is now ticking for the sector to produce a deal or be hit with widespread disruption throughout spring," University and College Union (UCU) general secretary Jo Grady said. The exact dates of the action will be announced next week, according to UCU, The Guardian reported. The union, which comprises academics, trainers, librarians, and other professionals employed by colleges and universities, stated it was calling for higher pay after employers set a pay raise worth 3% after more than ten years of pay awards that lagged owing to inflation, Reuters reported. Also Read | UK ambulance workers also go on strike, PM Rishi Sunak calls walkout ‘terrifying for patients’ If the issues are not resolved, the union will also re-ballot staffers at all 150 universities to extend its mandate and allow industrial action to be called well into 2023, including a boycott of marking and assessment starting in April. To address the rising cost of living, the union is calling for both -- measures to stop the use of "insecure" contracts and a pay increase. On Wednesday, the Universities and Colleges Employers Association, which advocates for university employers, presented the UCU with a salary offer worth 4 per cent to 5 per cent, but the union claimed this was insufficient. Watch | UK strikes over pay to continue “Today our union came together to back an unprecedented programme of escalating strike action,” UCU general secretary Jo Grady said. “University staff dedicate their lives to education and they want to get back to work, but that will only happen if university vice-chancellors use the vast wealth of the sector to address over a decade of falling pay, rampant insecure employment practices and devastating pension cuts. The choice is theirs,” he continued. Amid the pay disputes, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces pressure to end a wave of industrial activities in Britain that started last year as the nation struggles with double-digit inflation. Numerous critical services, including healthcare and rail transportation, have frequently been disrupted by the strikes, with the participation of hundreds of thousands of people. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

UK pay dispute: More than 70,000 staff members at 150 universities to strike for 18 days

UK ministers refused to hold any negotiation talks over pay in return for nursing unions' offer to suspend the strikes planned, saying that the government cannot amend awards decided for NHS staff by the independent pay body.&nbsp;

While speaking to Sky News, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Sunday said that the health secretary is willing to hold talks with the unions about how the performance and working conditions of NHS can be improved and not about the pay demand.

He said, “Of course, the health secretary wants to talk to the profession about how we can make the job better, how we can improve the NHS performance for everybody. But ultimately pay is decided by an independent pay body.”

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“The point is, meetings are different from pay negotiations. Ultimately, independent bodies are there for a reason, to take the politics out of this kind of stuff. And we respect the judgment they have made, and we’re implementing it,” he added.

Wes Streeting of the Labour party called the ministers “irresponsible”, saying they are looking to blame the striking staff for the NHSa crisis and not finding a solution.

RCN general secretary Pat Cullen, over the weekend, had made the offer to "press pause" on the strikes if serious talks can be held with Health Secretary Steve Barclay.

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For the first time in 106 years of the union's history, UK nurses will be walking out on a strike this week, which they insist is the "last resort” to press for their pay demands.

The one-day stoppage will be held by the Royal College of Nursing's (RCN) 100,000 members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland after they rejected the pay offer of the government.

The RCN said that they will be able to protect intensive care and high-dependency units, chemotherapy, neonatal intensive care, dialysis and paediatric intensive care.&nbsp;

It added that they will have Christmas staffing levels in other services. Accident and emergency staff nurse Mark Boothroyd said that the crisis has reached a tipping point.

"Workloads are horrendous. Nurses are burnt out, can't provide safe service to patients. We are seeing harm to patients and patients put at risk every day," he said.

RCN member and Unite union's staff representative Boothroyd said that the stoppage to be held on Thursday and on December 20 is aimed at restoring "quality of care for patients".

Britain has been battling a cost-of-living crisis and the prices of energy, food and housing have been soaring. The industrial action of RCN is part of increasing dissent among private and public sector employees.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

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UK ministers refused to hold any negotiation talks over pay in return for nursing unions' offer to suspend the strikes planned, saying that the government cannot amend awards decided for NHS staff by the independent pay body.

UK ministers refused to hold any negotiation talks over pay in return for nursing unions' offer to suspend the strikes planned, saying that the government cannot amend awards decided for NHS staff by the independent pay body. While speaking to Sky News, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Sunday said that the health secretary is willing to hold talks with the unions about how the performance and working conditions of NHS can be improved and not about the pay demand. He said, “Of course, the health secretary wants to talk to the profession about how we can make the job better, how we can improve the NHS performance for everybody. But ultimately pay is decided by an independent pay body.” ALSO READ| As UK braces for a 'strike-full' winter, RCN offers to suspend strikes if govt agrees to negotiate “The point is, meetings are different from pay negotiations. Ultimately, independent bodies are there for a reason, to take the politics out of this kind of stuff. And we respect the judgment they have made, and we’re implementing it,” he added. Wes Streeting of the Labour party called the ministers “irresponsible”, saying they are looking to blame the striking staff for the NHSa crisis and not finding a solution. RCN general secretary Pat Cullen, over the weekend, had made the offer to "press pause" on the strikes if serious talks can be held with Health Secretary Steve Barclay. ALSO READ| UK trade Secretary Kemi in Delhi from today for FTA talks For the first time in 106 years of the union's history, UK nurses will be walking out on a strike this week, which they insist is the "last resort” to press for their pay demands. The one-day stoppage will be held by the Royal College of Nursing's (RCN) 100,000 members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland after they rejected the pay offer of the government. The RCN said that they will be able to protect intensive care and high-dependency units, chemotherapy, neonatal intensive care, dialysis and paediatric intensive care. It added that they will have Christmas staffing levels in other services. Accident and emergency staff nurse Mark Boothroyd said that the crisis has reached a tipping point. "Workloads are horrendous. Nurses are burnt out, can't provide safe service to patients. We are seeing harm to patients and patients put at risk every day," he said. RCN member and Unite union's staff representative Boothroyd said that the stoppage to be held on Thursday and on December 20 is aimed at restoring "quality of care for patients". Britain has been battling a cost-of-living crisis and the prices of energy, food and housing have been soaring. The industrial action of RCN is part of increasing dissent among private and public sector employees. (With inputs from agencies)

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