Around 85% of schools will be either fully or partially closed by the strike action today, the general secretary of the National Education Union has said.
Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, train drivers and university lecturers walked out over pay and conditions on Wednesday in the largest coordinated strike action in Britain in a generation, causing widespread disruption.
Up to 500,000 people are expected to join the UK strikesThe government says big wage increases will fuel inflationSchools are closed and most trains are