The National Education Union says 2,000 members are taking part in a walkout over pay.

Pitting spending on special ed against the need to raise salaries for public school teachers is specious. Government budgets are a reflection of our values. Why is spending on meeting the needs of students with disabilities any more of the cause of inadequate funding for teachers’ salaries than anything else the government spends money on?

Teachers joined picket lines at colleges across England, including Birmingham and London, on the first day of strikes in a pay dispute. The Government announced in July that teachers and leaders in England will receive a fully funded 5.

Teachers at three sixth form colleges across Sussex have begun the first of three one-day strikes over pay. About 8,000 students at Varndean College, Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (BHASVIC),

Teachers at Itchen Sixth Form College said they had no other choice but to strike as they formed a picket line outside the college entrance on Thursday morning

Sixth form teachers at 32 colleges in England are beginning strike action in a dispute over pay - see the full list.