Teachers in England vote overwhelmingly to accept pay rise offer

NEU snap poll shows 95% of members voting for 5.5% pay rise, ending months of industrial action

Teachers in England have voted overwhelmingly to accept a 5.5% pay rise, but warned the government without that further corrections" pay would remain uncompetitive and teacher shortages would persist.

Of those members who responded to the National Education Union's snap poll, 95% voted to accept the 2024-25 offer, which will see schools receive an additional 1.2bn to cover the pay rise.