The National Education Union has hailed a major concession after the government reversed its stance and will now fully cover a planned pay rise for teachers in England, avoiding the need for schools to contribute from their own budgets. The union had been preparing for a strike vote following a pay offer that included a phased increase, with teachers set to receive an initial 3.5% rise this month and a further 3% from next year. The sudden policy shift comes after sustained pressure from educators, who had threatened industrial action over the funding arrangement. The move could ease tensions in the sector, though the union’s next steps remain under consideration.
National Education Union welcomes news that schools will not have to partly fund increase from their own budgetsThe UK’s biggest education union is claiming a significant victory after the government bowed to pressure and agreed to fully fund a forthcoming pay increase for teachers in England in a sudden U-turn.Members of the National Education Union (NEU) were due to vote in a ballot for strike action next month over the government’s recent pay offer which provided for a 3.5% increase from this month, with an additional 3% from next September. Continue reading...
