'We’re not just going to go ‘oh well, we tried’.'
It's been more than five months since teachers first walked out of their classrooms in a dispute with the government over pay and funding.
Yet in spite of the impasse, Ms Miller and her colleagues remain resolute about their reasons for striking. Like many teachers, the decision to go on strike is not one Ms Miller has taken lightly. But after years of budget cuts, she fears for the future of her profession. Joining Ms Miller on a picket line this morning was Chris Harper, a geography teacher at Chorlton High for more than 30 years. He bemoaned the 'critical underfunding of education' and 'real terms pay cuts compared to most professions'.
Mr Harper accused the government of attempting to 'grind down' teachers but said he was 'optimistic' about a positive outcome to the strike action. "I know one teacher who has gone to Qatar to save up for a house deposit. It's symptomatic of the state the country is in that people are having to go overseas to earn the money for a deposit."
Down the road at Loreto High School, teachers also presented a united front outside the school gates.
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