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Teacher says she is striking to protect the ‘future of schools’
Teachers on the picket line outside Falkirk High School in Stirlingshire, in a protest over pay. Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) have walked out in the first national strike over pay for almost 40 years, during a 16-day rolling programme of regional action. Picture date: Friday January 27, 2023.
A TEACHER has said she is striking to protect the future of schools and the quality of education.
Nicola Hawkins, who is in her mid-50s, lives in Cumbria and is a history lead and primary school teacher. She said today that teachers will need to make tough choices if pay is not increased.
“I have been a teacher for over 25 years and I am very much embedded in my local school and my community and I love my school,” she said.
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