Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Lily Lane primary school, one of the schools where the NASUWT said the strike action was a ‘declaration of emergency’. Photograph: Sean Hansford/Men Media View image in fullscreen Lily Lane primary school, one of the schools where the NASUWT said the strike action was a ‘declaration of emergency’. Photograph: Sean Hansford/Men Media Teachers strike at two Greater Manchester primary schools over ‘culture of violence’NASUWT members at Ravensfield and Lily Lane schools say nine-day stoppage follows ‘almost daily’ attacks by pupils Teachers at two primary schools in Greater Manchester say they have been driven to strike because of “almost daily” attacks by pupils, leaving parents bewildered by the industrial action.Members of the NASUWT teaching union at Ravensfield and Lily Lane primary schools are taking nine days of strike action, from this week until 22 January, because of what the union called “a culture of violence” involving an increasing number of assaults by pupils against staff and other children.Matt Wrack, the NASUWT’s general secretary, said the strike action was a “declaration of emergency” from the teachers at the two schools.Rise in school exclusions in England including among pupils six or younger Read moreWrack said: “Not only are school and trust leaders failing in their basic duty…
Published: January 8, 2026 5:42 pm
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