Schools minister Jonathan Gullis has signed off on boosting starting salaries for new teachers to £30,000 next year, and urged teachers to give ministers space to come up with a pay solution rather than go on strike.
Gullis said he has recommended to the school pay review body that new salaries are hiked again next year to deliver the government manifesto commitment.
Amid messaging from senior government ministers about cutting back department budgets, the promise to deliver £30,000 starting salaries by 2023 seemed potentially under threat.
