Richard Garner Independent
Monday 28 November 2011
A  complete shutdown of every state primary and secondary school in several areas of the UK
is expected on Wednesday.  Two authorities – Blaenau Gwent and Newport in Wales have indicated every school
will close.  A survey of local authorities by The Independent revealed support for the strike appeared harder in the country’s industrial
heartlands. Only two schools in North Tyneside have been confirmed as open and just five in South Tyneside. In Durham, 168 out of 277
primary schools will definitely close. By contrast, only 44 of the …

I started my work as a parents champion during the 1980′s teachers strike when asking a question on David Jacobs any Questions programme discussing the damaged caused to children’s learning.

After the biggest teaching union voted in favour of industrial action, thousands of members will join two million public sector workers in a mass walkout on November 30.