Teachers could take strike action on exam days. The co-leader of the National Education Union refused to rule out industrial action when exams are happening in a dispute over pay.
Following weeks of talks, the Government offered teachers what the NEU says amounts to a £1,000 one-off cash payment for the present school year and a 4.3% consolidated pay rise for most teachers the following year. But the NEU, which is the largest teaching union, has recommended that members vote to reject this.
Ms Bousted told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “Our executive committee looked carefully at the offer and decided it was really insulting and that the union had to offer advice to members, who will either take that advice or ignore us.”
