The education secretary said she was willing to talk to teachers about money but stopped short of promising to review pay, after teachers in England and Wales announced seven days of strike action over February and March.
Flere lærere sier nei til sensoroppdrag for å markere motstand mot resultatet av streiken i fjor. "Jeg velger å si nei i år, for aller første gang på 20 år som lærer", sier Christina Bjørnsdatter Langballe.
Alla inkomstgrupper har fått ökad ekonomisk standard sedan 1990-talet. Men även någon med medianlön – som fackligt aktiva förskolläraren Pia Rizell – känner att inkomsten inte räcker till när kostnaderna nu stiger.
Teachers and social workers have experienced the worst pay growth in the UK in the last decade, which has seen public sector salaries falling significantly behind those in the private sector, according to research.
Almost every state school in England is struggling to provide proper support for children with special educational needs because of insufficient support staff, a new survey has revealed.
"For dårlig bemanning i barnehagene er en hindring for å ansatte flere med mastergrad, og for å bruke kompetansen til dem som har det", sier Hedda Westerhagen Jakobsen.