Schools in England brace for more strikes as NEU rejects pay offer
by Richard Adams Education editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6AE3H)
Members overwhelmingly vote not to accept offer of 1,000 one-off payment and 4.3% pay rise for most teachers
Parents in England face another wave of strikes and school closures after teachers belonging to the National Education Union decisively rejected the government's pay offer.
NEU members voted by 98% not to accept the offer of a 1,000 one-off payment and a 4.3% pay rise for most teachers from September, triggering two further days of strikes in England on Thursday 27 April and Tuesday 2 May.
Continue reading...