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Four teachers unions said on Friday they could take coordinated strike action in England later this year as they seek to increase pressure on the government in a dispute over pay which has already caused widespread disruption in schools.

Teaching unions have warned that all state schools in England could be closed by ‘unprecedented’ coordinated strikes amid an ongoing pay dispute.

If members agree, teachers and head teachers would strike together in the autumn – causing mass disruption

Teaching unions have warned that all state schools in England could be closed by ‘unprecedented’ coordinated strikes amid an ongoing pay dispute.

Four teachers unions said on Friday they could take coordinated strike action in England later this year as they seek to increase pressure on the government in a dispute over pay which has already caused widespread disruption in schools. &quot&#x3B;Our members will be standing&#x2...

Although there is no agreement on ballots and unified strike action across the education sector, all the unions are agreed that the threat of strike action will be suspended at the drop of a hat if the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan agrees to further negotiations.

The majority of schools across the north are expected to close with teachers from primary, post primary and special schools all set to be involved in the stoppage

A leading union has called on the authorities to treat teachers with the “dignity, respect and equality” they deserve, ahead of a full day of strike action this week.

The majority of teachers are seeing an increase in the number of safeguarding referrals related to children facing abuse and neglect.

Safeguarding referrals made by schools in Yorkshire and the Humber have jumped in the past year, according to teachers surveyed by the NSPCC.