Pupils and parents face more disruption today as thousands of teachers across the country go on strike again.
Members of the National Education Union (NEU) are walking out just weeks before children sit are due to sit their GCSE and A-level exams, on the fifth day of national strike action by educators this year.
More than half of England's 22,000 schools were either closed or partially closed on previous days of industrial action as teachers demand improved pay and working conditions amid the cost of living crisis.
The Government previously offered a £1,000 one-off payment for the current school year and an average 4.3 per cent pay rise for staff next year, but this was rejected and then withdrawn.
Many secondary schools in England are expected to prioritise Year 11 and Year 13 students during the strikes, as dates for GCSE and A-level exams draw closer.
