Teachers in England and Wales have voted in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay, as controversial anti-strike legislation cleared its first Commons test.
Nine out of 10 teacher members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted for strike action and the union passed the 50% ballot turnout required by law.
The union has declared seven days of walkouts in February and March, but it has said any individual school will only be affected by four of the days.
The NEU’s Kevin Courtney described the outcome in England as “the biggest ballot result of any union in recent times”.
