Teachers' strikes: will they pay off?

<p><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/teachers-to-stage-fresh-strikes-in-dispute-over-pay-b1063474.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Around 200,000 teachers set to strike this week.</a> Could teachers earn more working at a petrol station? Education Secretary Gillian Keegan calls strikes ‘unforgivable’. Do parents support the action? Our <a href="https://twitter.com/_AnnaDavis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Education Editor Anna Davis</a> explains the context behind the latest industrial action, and Headteacher <a href="https://twitter.com/dave_mcpartlin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dave McPartlin</a> discusses why the strikes are about more than just pay. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Context behind the strikes explained</li><li>Are teachers really underpaid?</li><li>Do parents support the strike action?</li><li>Why schools can no longer provide the services they used to</li><li>Why the strikes are not just about a pay rise</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>