FRUSTRATED teachers said they and their colleagues are 'burnt out' and 'fed up' as they began a fresh day of strike action.
Teachers across Greater Manchester walked out of work yesterday - for the fifth day of strike action in a long-running dispute.
The National Education Union (NEU) and government are in a stalemate in a row about pay.
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan called the move 'extremely disappointing!
However, teachers have told the M.E.N. that the argument is not actually about the amount of pay rather how it will be funded.
The current deal on the table would see teachers net a one-off payment of £1,000 this year and an average pay rise of 4.5 per cent in 2023 to 2024. However, schools are expected to fund 4pc of the rise from their own budgets, with the government providing the additional 0.5pc.
The NEU, meanwhile, believes the offer is still too low. One of the schools where picket lines were formed was Hyde High School, in Hyde, Tameside. And two of those who stood holding placards and waving flags said the issues go much deeper.
This story is from the April 28, 2023 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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