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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sally Weale Education correspondent

England school strikes called off as unions vote to accept pay deal

Dr Mary Bousted
Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the NEU, said it would hold the government’s ‘feet to the fire’. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA Media

School strikes in England have been called off after teachers and school leaders in four education unions voted to accept the government’s 6.5% pay offer, ending fears of widespread disruption in the autumn term.

Members of the National Education Union (NEU), the NASUWT teachers’ union, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) were considering staging coordinated strike action if there was no progress on pay.

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