Schools are being asked to prioritise attendance for certain groups of pupils and “consider” remote education during strikes, after the country’s largest education union won a ballot for industrial action.
The Department for Education has published updated guidance on “handling strikes action in schools guidance”.
It comes after the National Education Union announced it had passed the legal turnout threshold for national teacher strikes in England.
The NASUWT teaching union has also announced it will re-ballot members after its ballot missed the turnout requirement. The NAHT, which also fell below the threshold, is considering doing the same.
