Talks between the government and the education union are deadlocked following Thursday’s strike, which drew some 20,000 protesting educators to the city’s streets.

Up to 35,000 education staff are expected to march through Melbourne on Thursday after rejecting the government’s latest deal.

Tens of thousands of government school teachers, principals and education support staff are set to converge on Melbourne’s CBD as part of a long-running campaign to boost pay and…