NASUWT members reject governments’ pay offer

Members of NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union have emphatically rejected the Government’s pay offer for teachers in England, it was announced today.

87% of eligible members agreed that the Union should reject the Government’s pay proposals.

The Union’s consultative survey also asked members whether they were willing to vote for strike action to achieve a fair pay award. 77% of members said they would do so.

Following the results of the survey the NASUWT National Executive met to confirm that the Union will ballot members in schools and sixth form colleges in England for industrial action.

Dr Patrick Roach, NASUWT General Secretary said: “Today, the NASUWT is putting the Secretary of State for Education on notice of our intention to ballot our members for industrial action.

“The Government’s pay offer failed to come close to addressing the concerns over pay and working conditions of teachers and this has rightly been rejected by our members.

“Gillian Keegan has said that she is willing to negotiate and to listen to the profession. She must now demonstrate that she means what she says by getting back around the negotiating table to find a resolution to our dispute.

“The onus is now on the Government to come forward with a fully-funded pay offer that will be acceptable to the profession.”