Four in five schools in London either restricted attendance or closed as a result of yesterday’s teacher strikes, government data suggests, with the capital’s schools far more likely to be affected than those elsewhere in England.
National Education Union members took three days of action this week in their dispute with the government over pay and school funding, with three different regions affected each day.
Attendance data published by the government today shows the impact the walkouts had on schools varied depending on where they were in the country.
On Tuesday, 54 per cent of schools in the north east, north west and Yorkshire and the Humber either restricted attendance (47 per cent) or fully closed (7 per cent).
