Ahead of Thursday’s referendum, the results of a YouGov poll has revealed 7 out of 10 UK teachers want to remain in the European Union (EU), reports TES. Over half believe leaving the EU would damage their pupils’ futures, 6% of teachers believe education would benefit from leaving and 27% think it would get worse as a result.

Education secretary Nicky Morgan says that teachers’ backing for EU membership comes as “no surprise”. “We know that it is only with a strong economy that we can have strong public services,” she writes in a joint article with former Labour schools minister and TES Global chief education adviser Lord Knight. “A vote to leave would mean less funding for your local school and put children’s education at risk.” Regional differences showed in London 30% of teachers backed a leave vote, compared with 21% in the rest of South England, 19% in Scotland and 23% across the UK. Russell Hobby, general secretary of the NAHT headteachers’ union, said that he expected teachers to back remain. “They look at children in their schools and look at the futures they would face, and many seem to believe there would be more opportunities for the children if they remain in.”