The head of an influential body representing academy trusts has urged the government to return to the negotiating table with unions, as teachers gear up for further strikes.
Leora Cruddas, chief executive of the Confederation of School Trusts, warned the sector “must be wary of a stale mate which could play out over many months, potentially into next academic year”.
Teachers in the National Education Union will walk out again this Thursday and next Tuesday, and are due to strike again after the exams season in the summer.
Cruddas said employers “know that strike action and the decision to ballot is not a decision that teachers and leaders will have taken lightly”.
