Government Sets out Plan for Minimum Level of School Service During Strikes

Teachers’ unions have reacted angrily after the government set out plans to introduce minimum levels of service which schools should provide during strikes.
Government Sets out Plan for Minimum Level of School Service During Strikes
Children eating their lunch in the canteen at Royal High School Bath in Bath, England on Nov. 29, 2023. PA
Chris Summers
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The government has set out minimum levels of service in schools during strikes by teachers after a year in which 25 million days were lost by industrial action.

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said: “Keeping children in school is my number one priority. Last year’s school strikes were some of the most disruptive on record for children and parents, with 25 million cumulative days lost, alongside the strike action that badly affected students in colleges and universities.”

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