Teachers and support staff are seen on their picket line outside the Judith Kerr Primary School on Half Moon Lane in Herne Hill, South London, on 27th April 2023. More than half of Englands 22,000 schools either closed or partially closed on previous strike days today, with the National Education Union NEU rejecting a £1,000 one-off payment and a 4.3% pay rise for most staff in September.