The “majority” of schools in England and Wales will remain open, the education secretary has claimed, as more than 100,000 teachers joined the picket line for the first time in six years.

In the Sixth Form study room, Tia is twizzling a pink fluffy pen around in her hand. She is nervous about her mock IT exam next week.

Teachers in England and Wales will strike on Wednesday after 11th-hour talks between union leaders and the government failed to find a way to avoid industrial action.

Lærerne vet fortsatt ikke om fjorårets streik fører til økt lønn. Nå risikerer de å være i gang med et nytt lønnsoppgjør før pengene fra det forrige er utbetalt.

Union leaders will meet Education Secretary Gillian Keegan later in what they call a "last chance" to avoid Wednesday's planned strike action.

Schools in England and Wales will face disruption in the first of a series of teacher strikes over pay on Wednesday. As teachers weigh up the cost of striking, parents and businesses are grappling with the uncertainty caused by potential school closures.

NEU general secretary says ahead of Wednesday’s strike that teachers are undervalued, underpaid and overworked.

Det er for lite penger i potten i kommuneoppgjørene til å få gjort noe med rekrutteringskrisen, mener Steffen Handal. Han forventer at politikerne snart må komme på banen.

More talks between government officials and unions have taken place as schools prepare for teachers' strikes. However, unions say there was no discussion of an increased pay offer.

Parents are being called on to help teachers in their fight for a pay rise as unions try to win the public relations battle against the government over next month’s strikes.

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has claimed that "almost every newly experienced teacher and 40% of experienced teachers will actually get pay rises up to 15.9%". But is she right?

Teachers do not need to go on strike to get "attention", the education secretary has said.