School leaders in Northern Ireland will not accept another year of pay cuts. Declining leadership capacity puts children’s education at risk. Members of the NAHT, the school leaders union have overwhelmingly demanded a meaningful settlement this year.
Following the depth of frustration evident at the unions Norther Ireland Conference members were surveyed by the union in advance of making a further appeal to government to rectify the situation. In that consultation run by the NAHT, conducted between the 30th of May and the 10th of June, 93% of school leaders said that they would be prepared to take industrial action short of a strike if the employers fail to provide a fair pay settlement by the 31st of August.
