School strikes in Sussex: Here is where there will be rallies in West Sussex today

Striking teachers in Scotland - with teachers in England set to follow suit. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Here is where there will be demonstrations in West Sussex as teachers across the country strike.

The National Education Union (NEU) said ‘thousands’ of its members in West Sussex will strike on Wednesday, February 1. This is alongside ‘hundreds of thousands’ more nationwide. The strike will see schools closing across the area as teachers take action over a fully funded pay rise, the NEU added.

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In West Sussex the strikes will take place in Crawley Memorial Gardens and town centre from 10.15am, Chichester’s Market Cross from 11am and in Worthing outside the Guildbourne Centre from 10.30am. For more details of the East Sussex locations see ‘Teacher strikes - Here is where there will be rallies in East Sussex.

Many schools across both East and West Sussex have announced they will close or partially close as a result of the strike action. For the latest list see ‘Which schools will be closed or partly closed as a result of the strike action?’