Question follow-through · 19301

Educational Institutions: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of sustained strike activity at educational bodies on pupils and students.

answeredCameron ThomasDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
1 Sept 2026
Answer
4 Sept 2026 · 51 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of sustained strike activity at educational bodies on pupils and students.

  2. 1 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Strike action is damaging to pupils’ education and the department encourages unions and employers to work together constructively to resolve disputes. Through the department’s ‘Handling strike action in schools’ guidance, we provide advice to headteachers...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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