Prime Minister must intervene to avoid industrial action by teachers

The NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union has called on the Prime Minister to intervene to find a resolution to the current dispute on teachers’ pay, workload and working time.

As the NASUWT’s ballot of state funded school members in England opens, the Union has written to Rishi Sunak calling on him to intervene following the refusal of the Secretary of State for Education to enter into any further negotiations or dialogue with teacher and school leader unions.

The NASUWT’s industrial action ballot for state-funded schools in England opens today (5 June) and closes on July 10. A ballot of sixth form college members opened last month and will close on June 12.

The ballots are the result of the failure of the Government to agree the NASUWT's demand for a fully-funded restorative pay award for all teachers employed in state-funded schools and sixth form colleges in England, and to resolve the issue of excessive workload and long working hours.