The event has been organised by the National Union of Teachers and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers.
Public opposition has been mounting since the announcement was made in George Osborne’s budget last week and the publication of the education White Paper detailing the plans.
As of this morning, two petitions on the Government’s e-petitions website calling for the policy to be scrapped have achieved a total of more than 250,000 signatures in less than a week.
One of the peititions calling for a public inquiry and a referendum against the proposals has so far been signed by more than 131,000 people.
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