Exam staff to strike again

STAFF at the country’s largest exam board are set to strike on both GCSE and A-level results days in a long-running row over pay, it was announced yesterday.

AQA employees were already due to strike next week over A-levels, but have now scheduled further dates which clash with GCSE results day the following week.

Trade union Unison yesterday announced further industrial action by workers including those in customer services who would normally take calls from schools, parents and pupils on results days. This will last from August 24 to August 28. GCSE results are published on Thursday, August 25.