You've Got to Get Ahead of Problems

If you were the Secretary of State for Education, what would you do? I think you have to get ahead of problems. We've known this was coming for months and they haven't been willing to talk about pay. The strikes ought to happen until February. There is ample time for government to get around the table and disalte it out. If they're serious about negotiating or trying to get to a settlement, when you look at what teachers have lost out over the last 13 years,. You know, the Institute fiscal studies showed 13% real terms pay cut for experienced teachers over the last decade. It's only been in the last week that ministers have even been even willing to...