A teaching union leader has indicated he would be prepared to recommend an NHS-style pay deal to his members, amid threats of further strikes this summer.
Dr Patrick Roach, general secretary of NASUWT, confirmed he would be “prepared to put a positive spin” on a “negotiated deal” similar to what has been put to nurses by the government.
The union announced this week that it will re-ballot teachers after its members voted to reject ministers’ offer of a £1,000 one-off payment this year and 4.3 per cent pay rise for most teachers and leaders in 2023-24.
Just over 52 per cent of the union’s 130,000 serving teacher members in England voted in the survey, with 87 per cent in favour of rejecting the offer, and 77 per cent saying they would be prepared to vote to strike.
