The GMB union is set to ballot more than 50,000 school support staff on whether to accept a £1,925 pay rise offered by local government employers.
Councils proposed the flat increase – worth between 4.04 per cent and 10.5 per cent depending on staff pay – to three local government unions last month. Inflation is currently running at 10.1 per cent, and expected to hit 13 per cent later this year.
Employers also offered an extra day’s leave. The agreement would be binding on council and maintained school staff, and many academy trusts would be likely to mirror the award.
