Nine out of 10 teacher members of the National Education Union voted for strike action and the union passed the 50% ballot turnout required by law.
The first day of strikes will be on 1 February and more than 23,000 schools in England and Wales are expected to be affected, the NEU has said. Support staff in schools in Wales are also set to go on strike in the dispute over pay after 88% of balloted members backed action, with a turnout of 51%.This dispute can be resolved without recourse to strike action. We are willing to enter into negotiations at any time, any place, but this situation cannot go on.
The NAHT revealed today that 87% of members in England taking part in the union’s pay ballot voted in favour of action short of strikes, while 64% supported strikes.The NAHT has said it is considering re-running its industrial action ballot in England due to concern that the democratic process has been compromised amid postal disruption.
Mary Bousted and Mr Courtney, joint NEU general secretaries, said: “We have continually raised our concerns with successive education secretaries about teacher and support staff pay, and its funding in schools and colleges, but instead of seeking to resolve the issue they have sat on their hands.