The National Education Union says 2,000 members are taking part in a walkout over pay.
Tens of thousands of students in sixth form colleges across England are having their studies disrupted by strike action.In September, most teachers in schools and academies receivedThe Department for Education says sixth form colleges are responsible for setting their own pay.
“The pay disparity between sixth form colleges and schools threatens the sector as a whole,” he said, adding he hopes the dispute will be resolved quickly.Sixth form colleges are typically larger than sixth forms attached to schools, and can support thousands of 16-19 year old students studying for A-levels, as well as technical and vocational qualifications.
Teachers in sixth forms attached to schools, and those colleges that have converted to academies, have received the pay rise as they are funded directly government.which are not academies, have decided to strike - impacting around 80,000 students. “The government could avoid the disruption to young people’s education that will be caused by this strike action by revisiting its decision to fund a pay award for staff in schools but not colleges," it said, in a statement.
NEU members in colleges in Manchester, Hull, London, Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol are all taking part in the industrial action.
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