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KEVIN COURTNEY of the NUT on why teachers are up in arms over the Education Secretary's mania for markets

Teachers in more than half of England are preparing for strike action next week.

The action will complete an escalating series of strikes which began in north-west England last summer, followed by a strike during the Tory Party conference which covered roughly a third of the country.

Schools and sixth-form colleges in the northern region, Cumbria, London, the south-east and the south-west are gearing up for action on Thursday October 17.

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