Commenting on a Special Executive held by the union today, Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National Education Union, said:
“Today a Special Executive of the National Education Union met to discuss in detail the Government's recent teachers' pay and funding offer.
“We believe this is a significant first - but not last - step towards a long-term correction in teacher pay, secured as a direct consequence of members' strike action in 2023 and their positive indicative ballot this March.
“The executive voted to recommend that members accept the offer. There will be a snap poll of NEU members between 21-30 September.
“It remains the case that more needs to be done to remedy teacher pay, workload and the recruitment and retention crisis. The Government should be under no illusion that a single pay deal is an end to the matter.”