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Members of a head teachers' union in England have accepted a 6.5% pay rise for teachers.

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said 87% of members had voted to accept the pay rise from September, with a 46% turnout.

The leaders of all four teaching unions in the dispute, including the ASCL, have recommended their members accept.

The unions have been considering strike action in the autumn term, but ASCL has now called off its ballot.

Ministers proposed the offer last week and, in a joint statement with union leaders, agreed to "wider reforms" to reduce workload.

ASCL's first ever ballot on industrial action had been due to close on 31 July.

The vote, and the decision to call off the ballot, are another indication that further strikes are unlikely to go ahead in England in the autumn term.

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