The National Education Union has said is willing to consider pausing next week’s planned strike action but only if “substantive progress” can be made in formal government talks.
It confirmed the offer in writing to the Department for Education ahead of further talks later this week.
However, it has stated categorically that it will not agree to call off its strikes before any formal negotiations take place and has called for the government to negotiate in "good faith".
It comes after education secretary Gillian Keegan on Tuesday (February 21) offered to move to more intensive “formal talks” on “pay, conditions and reform” but only on condition that the NEU call-off three days of strike action planned for February 28, March 1 and 2.
