Around half of schools in the north of England closed to at least some pupils today as a result of strikes by teachers in the National Education Union, attendance data from a sample of schools suggests.
The union estimated around 200,000 teachers in England and Wales will walk out today, Wednesday and Thursday in regional strikes across the country in a continuing dispute over pay and school funding.
Today, members in the north east, north west and Yorkshire and the Humber went on strike.
Data from school management information system provider Arbor suggests just over half of schools (51.5 per cent) across the three regions closed to at least some pupils.
