Sixth Form College Staff Set to Strike Over Pay Dispute in England
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- Over 2,000 NEU members are striking at sixth-form colleges on Thursday.
- Strikes highlight pay gap; schools received raises, non-academised colleges did not.
- This marks the first national strike since Labour took control of government.
- 32 colleges affected by strike, impacting around 80,000 sixth-form students.
- NEU's Daniel Kebede calls for £15 million for pay parity with schools.
- Sixth Form College Association seeks judicial review against government.
- Colleges claim lack of pay parity threatens education sector's stability.