The government is pushing ahead with legislation to limit the impact of strike action in colleges.
New regulations have been proposed that would allow colleges to require staff to work during strikes so priority groups of students can still attend classes.
Education secretary Gillian Keegan first floated minimum service levels (MSL) last month and opened talks with unions for a voluntary agreement that would avoid legislation.
However, “not enough progress” was made, according to DfE, so powers under The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 will now be used to bring in regulations to limit disruption in education on strike days.
