Government again refuses to commit to pay recommendations as strikes hit schools
· 07.07.2023 · 17:05:00 ··· ··· Friday ·· 5 (5)
Evening Standard The Government doubled down on its refusal to commit to accepting teachers’ pay review body proposals, despite a union boss promising an end to teaching strikes if a salary bump recommendation is offered.
Education minister Robert Halfon said it was “impossible to say” what decision would be taken as he was pressed for a response to industrial action posing disruption to schools on Friday.
Teachers are walking out in a long-running dispute over pay, having rejected the Government’s offer of a £1,000 one-off payment for the current school year (2022/23) and an average 4.5% rise for staff next year.
The decision has now been passed to the independent School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) but ministers have refused to commit to accepting its recommendations, citing the “difficult economic circumstances”.
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