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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rowena Mason and Richard Adams

Prospect of more teachers’ strikes in England as union ‘insulted’ by pay offer

Kevin Courtney and Mary Bousted, joint general secretaries of the NEU, speaking to the media after an earlier meeting with the education secretary in January.
Kevin Courtney and Mary Bousted, joint general secretaries of the NEU, speaking to the media after an earlier meeting with the education secretary in January. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

A major teaching union has criticised ministers’ “insulting” new pay offer, raising the prospect of further walkouts in schools this spring.

The National Education Union said the offer of a 4.3% rise for most teachers plus a £1,000 one-off payment for the 2023-24 year was not enough and it will recommend that its members reject the deal.

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