TEACHERS across England are "solidly" supporting a 24-hour strike which has closed schools and disrupted lessons.

Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) walked out in a long-running dispute over school funding, pay and conditions and were joining rallies and marches.

The union said its members had shown strong support for the strike, which it added was being backed by many parents.

"Most schools where action is being taken are affected by closures or reduced subjects," said an NUT spokesman.

The NUT claims funding to schools is being cut, leading to increased workloads for teachers and bigger class sizes.

The union has written to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan calling for "meaningful" discussions to tackle issues it said were negatively affecting education.

The following schools will be FULLY CLOSED today:

Barrow Island Community Primary School

George Romney Junior School, Dalton

Millom Infants School, Millom

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Windermere

Thwaites Primary School, Thwaites

Vickerstown Primary School, Walney

The following schools will be PARTIALLY CLOSED today:

Askam Village School - OPEN to Year Two and Year Five, Year Four OPEN ONLY in the afternoon, Year Six are on secondary transition day and Nursery, Reception, Year One and Year Three pupils are not in school.

Chetwynde School, Barrow - Primary school will be CLOSED, the senior school will be OPEN.

Dowdales School, Dalton - Years 7 and 8 will be OPEN, Years 9 and 10 will be CLOSED.

Ormsgill Primary School, Millbank, Barrow - CLOSED TO YEARS 2 and 5, OPEN to all other years.

Victoria Infants School, Barrow - Classes 6,7 and 4 will be CLOSED. All others will be open as normal.

The following schools will NOT be affected by today's strike:

Allithwaite Primary School, Allithwaite

Ambleside CofE Primary School, Ambleside

Barrow Sixth Form College, Barrow

Black Combe Junior School, Millom

Bram Longstaffe Nursery School, Barrow Island

Brisbane Park Infant School, Barrow

Broughton CofE School, Broughton

Burlington CofE School, Kirkby

Cambridge Primary School, Barrow

Captain Shaw's CofE Primary School, Bootle

Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School, Dalton

Cartmel CofEPriory, Cartmel

Church Walk Primary School, Ulverston

Coniston Primary School, Coniston

Croftlands Infant School, Ulverston

Croftlands Junior School, Ulverston

Dalton St Mary's Primary School, Dalton

Dane Ghyll Community Primary School

Dean Barwick Primary School, Witherslack

Flookburgh Primary School, Flookburgh

Furness Academy, Barrow

Furness College, Barrow

George Hastwell School, Walney

Goodly Dale Community Primary School, Windermere

Grange Church of England School

Grasmere Church of England School

Greengate Junior School, Barrow

Haverigg Primary School, Haverigg

Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School

Hindpool Nursery School, Barrow

Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Barrow

Ireleth St Peter's CE School, Ireleth

John Ruskin School, Coniston

Langdale CofE School, Ambleside

Leven Valley CofE School, Backbarrow

Lindal and Marton Primary School, Lindal

Lindale CE Primary School, Lindale

Low Furness CofE Primary School, Urswick

Millom School, Millom

Newbarns Primary School, Barrow

Newton Primary School, Dalton

North Walney Primary School, Walney

Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic, Barrow

Parkside GGI Academy, Barrow

Park View Nursery School, Dalton

Pennington CofE Primary School, Pennington

Penny Bridge CofE Primary Academy, Penny Bridge

Ramsden Infant School, Barrow

Roose School, Barrow

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary, Barrow

Sandside Lodge School, Ulverston

South Walney Infant School, Walney

South Walney Junior School, Walney

St Bernard's Catholic High School, Barrow

St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Walney

St George's CofE, Barrow

St James' Catholic Primary School, Millom

St James' CofE Junior School, Barrow

St Mary's Catholic Primary, Ulverston

St Martin and St Mary's CofE, Windermere

St Paul's CofE Junior, Barrow

St Pius Catholic Primary School, Barrow

Sir John Barrow School, Ulverston

The Lakes School, Troutbeck Bridge

The University of Cumbria's Ambleside Campus

Waberthwaite CofE Primary School, Waberthwaite

Walney School, Walney

Windermere CofE Junior School, Windermere

Yarlside Primary School, Barrow

* Windermere School finishes for the summer holidays today.

A number of schools are YET TO CONFIRM if they will be affected or not. We intend to update this list on Monday July 4 to add the outstanding schools.

Mike McDonald, NUT regional secretary, said: “Teachers go into the profession to make a difference to children’s lives and to develop in them a love of learning. No teacher takes strike action lightly. Inadequate levels of funding, however, are having a negative effect on both children and teachers that cannot go unaddressed.

“According to the respected Institute of Fiscal Studies, schools are facing the worst funding cuts since the 1970s. This is impacting heavily on the choices and decisions that head teachers in the North East and around the country have to make.

“We are already seeing an increase in class sizes, a reduction in subject choices for children, especially in the Arts, less materials and books in classrooms and cuts to school trips. Teachers and support staff are being cut or not replaced meaning less individual attention for children. If, as many predict, inflation rises following the EU referendum, then schools will be forced to contend with even larger real term cuts.

"Meanwhile George Osborne is freezing the cash per pupil he gives to schools, whilst increasing what he takes from them. For every 20 teachers employed, a school has to find an extra teacher salary to give to the Treasury.

“On top of the funding cuts, the break-up of the national system of terms and conditions for teachers is a complete distraction for head teachers. Instead of focusing on teaching and learning they will have to spend huge amounts of time negotiating teacher contracts.

“Schools need funding to a level where every child is guaranteed an education they deserve and are taught by qualified teachers that schools can afford to employ. Academies should have regard to national terms and conditions for teachers.

"Parents, children, teachers and the general public expect this of our education system. This should be within every government’s grasp to guarantee. We urge Nicky Morgan to listen."