The education secretary has said he doesn’t think “any teacher would want to strike” after the damage the Covid-19 pandemic did to pupils.
Both the National Education Union and NASUWT teaching union have said they will ballot members for strike action if teachers do not receive a more generous pay deal than what has so far been put forward by the government.
Nadhim Zahawi has proposed an 8.9 per cent rise in starting salaries next year, but just a 3 per cent increase for most teachers and leaders.
