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Lots of year 11 students in front of you that have just come out of a pandemic, that are desperate for some face to face teaching — that can be really difficult. but then you consider the crisis that we are in and the difficulties that we are all facing, and nobody chooses to lose a day's pay to strike over something that's not important. next stop, ravenscliffe high school near the centre of halifax. the children here have a wide range of special educational needs. today, more than 100 pupils will have to stay at home because of the strike. it's really hard, but it's part of a much bigger p...

Because there would be no need for industrial action. 0n the other side of town is the halifax academy. there are more than 40 members of staff in the national education union who could potentially go on strike. if you've got a capital 0, have you got it right or wrong? staff don't have to notify the school if they intend to go on strike and the head won't be using supply teachers to cover classrooms. at the moment, it looks like we will be closing when there's been such drastic funding cuts in education for such a long time. it's so under—resourced. staff are on their knees and something ha...

0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley sent this report from halifax. this is halifax in west yorkshire. good girl, rosie. go on, sara. hang on. - one at a time. these three heads have a lot on their minds. i'm finding now more staff are making themselves ill. over the next month, they will have to navigate closures and disruption in their schools. we are losing some experienced staff. people have had enough. these heads are in solidarity with teaching staff who are on strike. they're having to do an awful lot more than they did before. this isn'tjust about pay, but the pressures of teachi...

The government says it's investing £2 billion this year and next into education and the pay awards have been the most generous in a generation. but schools like this tell us it hardly touches the sides. unless something changes nationally, or locally with funding, is that we will run out of money in the next 18 months. the government says it's willing to continue talks with teaching unions. for these heads, the strikes are challenging but necessary. year 6 is the longest line at the moment. miles, that's amazing. elaine dunkley, bbc news in halifax. we're joined now by education secretary, gi...

During the pandemic. borisjohnson said the aim was to make sure no child was left behind, but teaching unions have described the offer as "hugely disappointing." our education correspondent, elaine dunkley has this report. this is our reception children here. there's all sorts going on. this is ash green community primary in halifax. how are we doing? some of the children have missed nearly a year of in school learning. we're re—going over things that they did in reception and in year one. so, simple things like holding your pencil correctly. got a nice firm grip, i point with my finger... t...