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The NEU is balloting all teachers in maintained schools in England over funding and pay. The ballot runs from 3 October until 15 December.
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Educate September - October 2026
The headline news is our strike ballot over funding and pay. It opens on 3 October (by email, not post, as the law has changed) and closes on 15 December. Teachers in maintained schools in England are being asked to vote Yes to save education.
Lead. magazine spring 2026
Assistant principal Akeim Mundell talks success, plus: debates, discussion, votes from annual conference, a head’s experience of the new Ofsted framework, white paper woes - high on ambition, short on funding.
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