Tearfund has been praising the action of what’s expected to be thousands of youngsters, as the education secretary urged students not to miss lessons.
Ben Niblett, who co-leads advocacy at the Christian charity, told Premier: “Climate change is so urgent.
“If our young people are giving us a wake-up call to something we – as adults – haven’t really realised the urgency of, then that’s really useful and we welcome that today.
“If school children can safely go to an event near them today as a one-off, then we’re excited they’re doing it and we hope the message gets across.”
Organisers of the Youth Strike 4 Climate movement say strikes are taking place across 60 cities and towns.
Inspired by a teenager who regularly protests outside Sweden’s parliament building, the group warned of an “alarming lack” of leadership by the UK Government on climate change.
Education Minister Damian Hinds warned the demonstrations would only increase workloads for teachers.
He said: “I want young people to be engaged in key issues affecting them and involving themselves in causes they care about.
“But let me be clear, missing class won’t do a thing to help the environment; all they will do is create extra work for teachers.”
Meanwhile, Christian Aid said the voices of the striking school children…
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