it s wednesday, 1st february. hundreds of thousands of workers are going on strike today, in the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. among them are more than 100,000 teachers in england and wales. teachers in some parts of scotland are also taking action in a separate dispute. unions say more than 23,000 schools could be disrupted, with many having to close. 0ur education reporter vanessa clarke has more. it s been a familiar sight in scotland for months. but for the first time in seven years, teachers in england, and teachers and support staff in wales, are joining the action. they want a pay rise that is above inflation and is funded by the government, not school budgets. every day in schools we re seeing special needs support assistants leave the job to go and work in supermarkets. we re seeing classes taught, chemistry classes, not taught by people with qualifications in chemistry. we re seeing turnover of teachers. so we re trying to reduce that. that disruptio
many parents only found out this morning whether their children could go to school. figures from the institute for fiscal studies show that most experienced teachers have seen a pay cut of up to 13% since 2010 but from next year, newly qualified teachers in england will be starting on £30,000. unions say there is a crisis in recruiting and keeping teachers in the profession. 0ur education editor branwen jeffries reports. a cold start for these teachers on strike in essex. some toots of support. for carla, it s notjust about her pay but also younger colleagues- colleagues. having to take second obs in the colleagues. having to take second jobs in the evening because - jobs in the evening because they can t afford the petrol to drive to work. do can t afford the petrol to drive to work. , .,, can t afford the petrol to drive to work. , ., ., can t afford the petrol to drive to work. , . ., , work. do you personally know people who ve taken work. do you personally know people who ve
0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley sent this report from halifax. this is halifax in west yorkshire. good girl, rosie. go on, sara. hang on. - one at a time. these three heads have a lot on their minds. i m finding now more staff are making themselves ill. over the next month, they will have to navigate closures and disruption in their schools. we are losing some experienced staff. people have had enough. these heads are in solidarity with teaching staff who are on strike. they re having to do an awful lot more than they did before. this isn tjust about pay, but the pressures of teaching. the costs are so phenomenal that something s got to go. this is ash green community primary school. the head is determined to stay open. he agrees with the strike, but he s worried about some of the pupils. i want those vulnerable children
thousands of schools were forced either to close, or close partially, across england and wales as teachers took industrial action in their dispute over pay. many parents only found out this morning whether or not the strikes meant their children could attend school. figures from the institute for fiscal studies show that since 2010 most experienced teachers have seen their pay cut in real terms by 13%. but salaries will increase from next year for newly qualified teachers in england, they ll start on £30,000 a year. unions say there is a crisis in recruiting and retaining teachers. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports. a cold start for these teachers on strike in essex. some toots of support from passing drivers. for karla, it s notjust about her pay, but also younger colleagues. having to take second jobs in the evening because they can t
stand up for the scottish parliament. she says is the veto succeeds it would be the first of many. but as far as the uk government is concerned it argued that it had to act because we have a conflict between these laws and that is a problem and they were especially concerned about the consequence of a scottish law having implications beyond the geography if you like of scotland elsewhere in the uk. all we can say for certain tonight is this row is onlyjust beginning, this is not the end but just the start. beginning, this is not the end but just the start- beginning, this is not the end but just the start. chris mason, thank ou. teachers in england and wales have voted to go on strike for seven days in february and march over pay. the strike action begins on 1st february. individual schools will be affected for a maximum of four days, as action takes place nationally and regionally. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports. this summer they faced gcse exams