The UK is set to experience major disruption to nearly all of its public services today. It is estimated that almost 2 million public sector workers, including teachers will stage a nationwide strike, closing thousands of schools across the country.
The unions have called for nationwide strike action following cuts to public sector pensions.
The DfE spokesperson said that “Parents are advised to contact their schools direct to find out whether the school will be open to all children, open to certain classes or closed. It is down to individual schools to put contingency plans in place if they decide to stay open.”
Chancellor George Osborne told the BBC this morning, "The strike is not going to achieve anything; it's not going to change anything. It is only going to make our economy weaker and potentially cost jobs.”
"So let's get back round the negotiating table,” he said, “let's get a pension deal that is fair to the public sector, that gives decent pensions for many, many decades to come but which this county can also afford and our taxpayers can afford.”
The DfE has told parents to check local authority websites for details of disruption in local areas, “Many local authorities, schools and academies will have information on the impact of industrial action on their websites”, a spokesperson said.
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