School leaders’ union ASCL has launched an “unprecedented” indicative ballot, asking its members if they are prepared to strike over pay and underfunding.
It is a clear sign that leaders remain deeply concerned about school funding despite the announcement yesterday of £2 billion extra for each of the next two years.
The “consultative” ballot is the first in the union’s history, and its results will guide the union’s next steps. It will ask whether members would support a walkout or action short of a strike.
However, a formal ballot would have to be held before legal industrial action could be called.
