Education unions and the Tory Government have agreed to hold "intensive talks" to avert further teachers' strikes that have closed schools in recent months.
It comes just 24 hours after unions representing nurses and ambulance workers reached a deal with ministers - raising hopes of an end to the biggest industrial unrest in NHS history.
A joint statement from the Government and four education unions - published on Friday - said they "have agreed to move into a period of intensive talks" after crippling strike action.
