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To: All striking teachers
A message of support from the British public
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To: All striking teachers,
We thank you for all you do to give the next generation the best start in life.
Whilst we don’t want to see you forced to strike, we realise you have been left in an impossible situation, as your pay is cut, colleagues leave in droves, not enough qualified staff are recruited, burnout is rife, buildings crumble and you aren’t given the pay deal you deserve.
We don’t blame you for this decision, we blame the Government for putting you in this position.
We urge the Education Secretary, Chancellor and Prime Minister to get round the table with teaching unions now, and give you the pay deal you deserve, so you can get back to doing what you do best: giving our next generation the education that they deserve.
Thank you for all that you do.
Signed,
The British public
Why is this important?
We all know that picket lines aren't where any teacher wants to be. They want to be in classrooms, teaching our children. But teachers’ pay is falling way behind inflation, school buildings across the country are crumbling, the numbers of qualified teachers is falling, and some teachers are suffering from burnout and leaving the profession in droves. They have no other option.
We know teachers across the country haven’t taken this decision lightly. They aren’t to blame for the crisis in education, the Government has caused this mess. And the Government are the only ones who can sort this out.
If enough of us throw our weight behind a huge open letter, together we can show that parents, grandparents - all of us - are on the side of teachers. It could be enough to make the Education Secretary, the Chancellor and the Prime Minister get round the table and give teachers the pay deal they deserve, and get the strikes called off.
