how local lad sean longstaff has these newcastle fans dreaming, as the club reach a first final since 1999. it s official liverpool has become the host of this year s eurovision song contest in a special handover ceremony in the city. it isa it is a dry and bright day in the south and east, but expect some rain in the north and west. the strong winds will gradually ease. good morning. 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 act
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 disruption is happening every day. you should have all written down. for the dedicated teachers here at hillcrest academy in leeds, making a decision on whether tojoin the strikes has been a very difficult one, especially for those at the beginning of their careers. so it s been a controversial one, me deciding whether i should or shouldn t strike. i think about mainly about the impact it s going to have on our pupils, our parents, ou
for the dedicated teachers here at hillcrest academy in leeds, making a decision on whether tojoin the strikes has been a very difficult one, especially for those at the beginning of their careers. so it s been a controversial one, me deciding whether i should or shouldn t strike. i think about mainly about the impact it s going to have on our pupils, our parents, our community that we re in at the moment. but then also, comparing that to the wider perspective of teachers, nationally, who have been teaching in the profession for a longer amount of time and the impact on pay that they have had over the last decade or so. sarah will be juggling homework alongside her own work today. one of her children has been told to stay at home. although she understands why teachers are striking, she says more disruption is the last thing they need. ifeel like it should have not got to this stage. our children have been out this generation of children have been out so much in the last two years, wi
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 disruption is happening every day. you should have all written down. for the dedicated teachers here at hillcrest academy in leeds, making a decision on whether tojoin the strikes has been a very difficult one, especially for those at the beginning of their careers. so it s been a controversial one, me deciding whether i should or shouldn t strike. i think about mainly about the impact it s going to have on our pupils, our parents, ou