Negotiate on teachers' pay or deal with the consequences, NASUWT warns Education Secretary

The General Secretary of the NASUWT-The Teachers Union has called on the Education Secretary to “get back around the table and negotiate a proper deal on pay” for teachers in England “or deal with the consequences.”

Addressing the Union’s Annual Conference in Glasgow, Dr Patrick Roach condemned the “contemptuous” pay offer made to teachers in England which has been rejected by NASUWT members.

Following the announcement that the NASUWT will undertake a new ballot of members for industrial action over pay, he urged the Education Secretary to return to the negotiating table. He said: “Get back around the table while there’s still time. Negotiate a proper deal, or deal with the consequences.”

Dr Roach emphasised that the problems facing the profession run much deeper than just pay, calling for an end to the 13 years of Government failure in which ministers have demonstrated serial contempt for the profession and their pupils.