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| The two big teaching unions in England and Wales have confirmed there will be more strikes later this year. | The two big teaching unions in England and Wales have confirmed there will be more strikes later this year. |
| Members of the NASUWT and the National Union of Teachers say there will be a one-day national strike in the autumn term. | |
| The unions are in dispute with the government over pay, conditions and pensions. | The unions are in dispute with the government over pay, conditions and pensions. |
| The government says it is disappointed and the action will disrupt children's education and inconvenience parents. | |
| The unions staged a one-day strike at the end of June in the north west of England, which they said affected 2,700 schools. | |
| They say the new action will include "a second phase of rolling national strike action in the week beginning 30 September" and a "third phase" of this in the week beginning 14 October. | They say the new action will include "a second phase of rolling national strike action in the week beginning 30 September" and a "third phase" of this in the week beginning 14 October. |
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| Members of the unions are also currently involved in "action short of strike action" - a work-to-rule - in schools. | |
| Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT, said teachers and heads were very concerned and angry - and the government should take that seriously. | |
| "The relentless attack on the teaching profession is damaging the morale of teachers and undermining the education of pupils," she said. | |
| "The Secretary of State has the opportunity to avoid further national strike action by demonstrating that he is willing to engage seriously on the issues that we have put to him." | |
| The industrial action in the week beginning 30 September will be in the east of England, the East Midlands and West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside and in parts of Wales yet to be announced. | |
| In the week beginning 14 October, the action will be in the north east of England, London, the South East, the South West and in parts of Wales. | |
| The date of the national one-day strike has not yet been announced. | |
| A spokesman for the Department for Education said: "We are very disappointed that the NUT and NASUWT have announced they will be taking further strike action, which less than a quarter of teachers actually voted for. | |
| "Industrial action will disrupt pupils' education, hugely inconvenience parents and damage the profession's reputation in the eyes of the public." | |
| He added that government officials had been meeting regularly with the unions to discuss their concerns and and would continue to do so. |