School leaders in England could be balloted again over strike action after union members overwhelmingly rejected the Government’s pay offer.
More than three-quarters (78%) of National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) members who voted said they would be prepared to vote for action up to and including strikes if the deal was turned down.
Speaking to the media at the National Education Union’s (NEU) annual conference in Harrogate, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the NAHT, said it was a “strong ballot result”.
He said the union executive will meet this month to discuss next steps, which could include a second formal ballot on industrial action.
Overall, 64% of NAHT members in England responded to the union’s online consultative ballot, with 90% voting to reject the offer.
