DAILY MAIL
Further strikes by teachers are ‘inevitable’ after the Education Secretary failed to make a pay offer in the latest talks, a school leaders’ union boss said.
Earlier today, it was reported Education Secretary Gillian Keegan was set for crunch talks with teaching unions as 70,000 university staff continue a three-day strike.
Ms Keegan met with leaders of the National Education Union (NEU) in a bid to end the ongoing row over pay and prevent more walkouts.
Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said: ‘While the tone of today’s talks signalled a greater sense of urgency on the part of the Government, we have to report that once again there is no new offer to improve the inadequate pay settlement which has sparked the ongoing dispute.’
He added: ‘We cannot go on like this. Unless there is tangible progress towards an improved offer, the prospect of further strike action by NEU members is inevitable.
