The strike comes after members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), Europe's largest teaching union, voted three to one in favour of strike action.

The dispute is over the Government's planned pay increase for teachers of 2.45 per cent, below the current rate of inflation at 4.1 per cent.

Two rallies will be held in Wales, one in Cardiff and one in Wrexham at the Guildhall at 12.30pm, where the main speaker will be NUT national executive member Neil Foden.

Communications officer for NUT Cymru, Rhys Williams, said: "We're concerned that teachers' spending power, particularly in areas of Wales, on housing, fuel and food has been greatly eroded over the last few years.

"Fuel is an important issue in Wales where people have to travel some distances to work and teachers are no exception.

"The 2.45 per cent increase the Government has offered is really exploiting teachers' goodwill and we're very concerned that teachers' wages are going to fall back over the next few years so there's considerable feeling in Wales about this."

Not all schools will be closed because some teachers are members of different unions, which also means some schools are open to certain classes but not others.


Primary schools that are closed are:

- Acrefair CP
- Alexandra
- Borderbrook school (both sites)
- Borras Park Juniors
- Brynteg
- Cefn Mawr CP
- Erddig Nursery
- Froncysyllte
- Gwenfro CP
- Gwersyllt Juniors
- Holt CP
- Johnstown Infants
- New Broughton, Ysgol Penrhyn
- Penycae Infants
- Penygelli CP
- Rhosddu CP
- Rhosymedre CP
- St Giles CP
- St Mary's, Brymbo
- St Peter's, Rossett
- Victoria Juniors
- Wat's Dyke
- Ysgol Deiniol, Marchwiel
- Ysgol Maes y Llan, Ruabon
- Ysgol y Gaer, Gwersyllt


Primary Schools that are partially closed to pupils are:

- Acton Park Juniors – Open to 3H, 3J, 5J, 6KB, 13C/E only. Closed to 4F, 4J, 5B, 6H classes.
- Gresford All Saints – The following classes are closed: early years (Mrs Evans), year two (Miss Wright), year three (Mr Lloyd), year five (Mr Parry).
- Hafod y Wern CP – Infants classes open only, closed to junior classes.
- Rhostyllen – School trip is still going ahead. School is closed to pupils not on the trip.
- St Paul's Is y Coed – Nursery and infant classes open only. Closed to junior classes.
- St Mary's, Overton – Infant classes open only, closed to junior classes.
- Ysgol y Rhos – Open to years three and four only at 11.40am for lunch and for the afternoon session. Closed to other years.
- Ysgol y Grango in Rhos is fully closed to pupils.


Secondary schools partially closed to pupils are:

- Bryn Alyn – open to year 11 students only.
- Darland – open to year 11 only.
- Rhosnesni – open to year 11 only.
- Ysgol Rhiwabon – open to years 12 and 13 only.
- Ysgol Clywedog – open to year 11 students only.