The education secretary has raised the prospect of paying teachers in shortage subjects more during crunch talks over pay and strikes, a union leader has said.
National Education Union joint general secretary Dr Mary Bousted told Schools Week that Keegan “said that she’d be keen to discuss pay differentials by subject” in today’s meeting.
But Bousted warned paying staff differently depending on their subject would “make the situation even worse”, as she called for “serious negotiations” to avoid strikes.
The NEU has announced seven days of strike action by teachers across England in February and March, after winning a ballot over pay.
