Union members beginning action short of a strike today
Extra duties outside lessons have eroded teachers' work-life balance.
That's the view of a teaching union which is beginning industrial action short of strike today.
Members of the NASUWT will not be taking part in additional tasks, before or after school, as part of a dispute over pay and conditions.
Local negotiating secretary Geraldine O'Neill says the workload facing those in the profession has grown beyond a reasonable amount:

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