An estimated 200,000 teachers across England and Wales will strike over three days this week in the long-running dispute over pay.
Teachers will walk out across the north of England on Tuesday with the majority of schools expected to either restrict access to some pupils or fully close, the National Education Union (NEU) has said.
The walkouts have been slammed as "unforgivable" by Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, who added that children deserve to be in class, especially after the pandemic.
Teacher members of the NEU are set to strike in the Midlands and eastern regions in England on Wednesday, and further walkouts will take place across Wales and the south of England on Thursday.
Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the NEU, said: “I think across the three days we will have 200,000 members taking strike action.”
