The NEU consultative ballot on the Government's pay offer has been rejected by an overwhelming 98% of NEU teacher members in England on a turnout of 66%.
191,319 serving teachers in state schools in England have voted to reject Gillian Keegan's offer in less than six days.
It is not surprising that the offer has been rejected. The offer was not fully funded, would have meant teachers in England would see their pay fall even further behind their counterparts in Wales and Scotland and it would represent another two years of real-terms pay cuts.
It would do nothing to reverse the problems of recruitment and retention in our schools.
