{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/63ff711bc60fff0011babc53?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Teachers' strikes: will they pay off?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/teachers-to-stage-fresh-strikes-in-dispute-over-pay-b1063474.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Around 200,000 teachers set to strike this week.</a> Could teachers earn more working at a petrol station? Education Secretary Gillian Keegan calls strikes ‘unforgivable’. Do parents support the action? Our <a href=\"https://twitter.com/_AnnaDavis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Education Editor Anna Davis</a> explains the context behind the latest industrial action, and Headteacher <a href=\"https://twitter.com/dave_mcpartlin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dave McPartlin</a> discusses why the strikes are about more than just pay. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Context behind the strikes explained</li><li>Are teachers really underpaid?</li><li>Do parents support the strike action?</li><li>Why schools can no longer provide the services they used to</li><li>Why the strikes are not just about a pay rise</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}