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Michael Gove writes to schools and local authorities about the industrial action on 30 June 2011

Education Secretary Michael Gove has written to all schools and local authorities in England regarding the likely industrial action by the ATL and NUT unions on 30 June 2011.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The letters set out the Government’s position on the current dispute with ATL and NUT and also the steps that individual schools and local authorities should take if industrial action takes place.

The letters are available to download from the Department for Education website.

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Published 23 June 2011