'A lot of colleagues in this school and other schools are struggling with the cost of living at the moment and it is not the way it should be' - Hannah Capstick.
by the National Education Union action on Wednesday, with teachers joining picket lines throughout the county.
Hannah Capstick, the NEU rep at Bridgnorth Endowed, and a design teacher, said they been met with a positive response from parents and students.Teachers were disappointed to have taken the action, she said but added that without a Government-funded pay increase schools would be paying for wage rises out of their own budgets – taking away from resources for pupils.
"We have had a really positive response from the local community and a really positive turnout from staff at our school."The 30-year-old said they felt they had no option but to resort to strike action. She said that teachers had thought long and hard before voting for the action, which will see another strike in the county on March 1 – unless there is a settlement to the dispute with the government."We wanted the Government to have talks and put an offer on the table before we got to this point. We would much rather be in classrooms teaching our students," she said.
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