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Pupils and parents at a secondary school in East London have been staging counter protests after their teachers decided to go on strike during the exam season.
Teachers at Connaught School for Girls have been striking on and off for 12 years, originally over pay and conditions, but parents say it is now unclear what the teachers actually want.
Angela Tranter and Alia Khan who joined their daughters Jasmine and Imaan, who are in Year 10, speak to @susannareid100 and @edballs.
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Moan all you like about Gen Z, but some of today’s youngsters put adults to shame. Take the pupils at Connaught School for Girls in Leytonstone, east London.
Tired of their teachers going out on strike yet again, this time during exam season, children and parents have begun mounting their own counter-demonstrations. After years of disruption to their education, they are urging the grown-ups to ‘teach or quit’.
A clip of Friday’s protest has been widely shared on social media. Angry pupils confront teachers who have chosen to spend the day on the picket line, rather than in the classroom.
They are cross about being taught in groups of up to 60 by the headteacher in the school’s assembly hall, while their teachers – subject specialists and heads of department – parade outside.
✍️ Joanna Williams
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The strikes are OFF.
Turns out when YOUNG WOMEN stop staying quiet, people listen.
But let this be clear: if GCSE students are abandoned again, we come back louder, harder, and bigger.
Our future is not your bargaining chip.
The attitude of @NEUnion rep
@BBC @thetimes @itvnews @educationgovuk
How has this been ALLOWED to happen to SCHOOL CHILDREN. for over a decade?
The @NEUnion has supported the demise of OUR girls education, for over a decade. Last week your rep told us they’d strike again and again and again. Since the girls stood up to them. You are as quiet as a mouse. We urge @educationgovuk to make sure. NEVER AGAIN.
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"Credit to those young women”
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson responds to a video of teenagers counter-protesting their striking teachers and also says a NEU ballot for strike action is “premature”
#BBCLauraK bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001bv0…
“We filmed it. We complained. It went viral. Now the BBC is asking the Department of Education questions. Don’t look away. 🔴”
WHERE IS THE SUPPORT FOR OUR GIRLS? instagram.com/reel/DYJgiJqoa…
They didn’t listen to our pleas. They are striking for another 4 weeks. They don’t care about us! instagram.com/reel/DYE-uCto9…
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No homework set.
No homework marked.
No engagement beyond the bare minimum.
And a strike every year on top of it.
These are girls heading into GCSEs.
This is not acceptable.
#StandWithOurGirls #WalthamForest
His name is Mr Phillips.
He teaches PSHE at Connaught School for Girls, Walthamstow.
Every year for at least ten years he has led strike action.
Fully paid by his union.
Zero consequences.
Every consequence falls on our daughters.
Not anymore.
#StandWithOurGirls
Year 7. Strike.
Year 8. Strike.
Year 9. Strike.
Year 10. Strike.
Year 11. Strike.
Same teachers. Every time. Fully funded by their union.
Our daughters just fall further behind.
#StandWithOurGirls #Connaught
40+ of us showed up. One school. One message.
Connaught School for Girls, Walthamstow.
Same staff. Same strikes. Every year for a decade.
Today we showed up.
We are not going away.
#StandWithOurGirls #WalthamForest





