Strong rejection of pay offer in England shows teachers’ fury, says union

Flags and placards at a pay protest in central London in March. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Anger among teachers in England over pay and school funding is hardening after what union leaders hailed as an “unprecedented” rejection of the government’s latest offer.

Nearly 200,000 National Education Union members voted by 98% to 2% to reject the government’s offer of a £1,000 one-off payment and a 4.5% pay rise next year.