Any industrial action by headteachers would likely be co-ordinated with teacher strikes, a union leader has said.
Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the NAHT school leaders’ union, revealed today his organisation was considering calling an emergency executive meeting to discuss a potential ballot after members voted “overwhelmingly” to reject the government’s pay offer.
The NAHT announced this morning that 90 per cent of voting members rejected the offer of a £1,000 one-off payment this year and a 4.3 per cent rise for most teachers and leaders next year, on a turnout of 64 per cent.
And 78 per cent said they would be prepared to vote for and take industrial action, up to and including strikes.
