Teachers across the region join colleagues from around England and Wales in walking out
Dinosaur-clad Daniel Holme - a geography and politics teacher - was one of many teachers on the picket lineTeachers across the East Midlands have begun strike action over a dispute on pay and conditions.
Teachers in Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire have been telling the BBC why they are on the picket line.Teachers at Chellaston Academy in Derby have been gathering outside their school this morning. He said the school was resorting to supply teachers "left right and centre because we've got a recruitment and retention crisis".
"You can't simply do the job in the hours that we've got available - many other sectors would get overtime but we don't," he said.
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