NASUWT was striking over potential job losses as Berwick moves to a two-tier school system.

The teachers union NASUWT says the strike action could be called off as talks progress.

Authorities are being urged to discuss falling pupil numbers as a regional issue.

Education union NASUWT says the planned closure of three schools will put 142 staff at risk.

Police data showing dozens of weapons were seized in schools last year are described as "shocking".

The plans would have shown a shocking contempt for teachers, one education union warned.

The NASUWT union says teachers are angry at the proposal to close three middle schools.

There are more than 500 controlled schools here, and most pupils are from a Protestant background.