Teachers in England move a step closer to striking

The teachers in England will vote whether or not it smells whether the government supports their salary sacrifice for the next school year.

The National Education Union (NEU), the largest teaching union in England, says it will celebrate a formal ballot if the offer remains “shocking”, or if additional funds are not announced.

The government has recommended a salary increase of 2.8% for teachers and expects most schools to need to make “efficiencies” to finance it.

The Secretary of Education, Bridget Phillipsson, said that “any movement towards industrial action by teaching unions would be indefensible.”

The NEU wants a greater salary increase for teachers, and for the government to announce more money so that schools do not have to pay it for their existing budgets.

The announcement of his conference in Harrogate is a warning for the ministers, but some things would still have to happen so that teachers leave the schools of England.

The union must reject a final decision of the Government on the teacher’s payment, including the size of the salary increase and whether or not there will be additional funds for it.

If he launches a formal vote, enough members would have to vote and support the strike action. That vote could be opened for several months, which means that any attack action will probably take place in the autumn period as very soon.

Dalilia Espindula, a primary school teacher from Enfield at the Neu Conference, told the BBC that “regretted” the interruption of parents and their children if the teachers came out, but that the strikes were “a last resource.”

“We need to make ‘efficiencies’: what do we do? We don’t have enough anymore,” he added.

Steve Ryan, a Hertfordshire food technology teacher, told the BBC that there was “much less respect for the teachers than there used to be” and that the staff left the schools “in mass.”

“This is my last year of teaching. I must retire and, from what I see, I would like to continue,” he said.

The parents in Harrogate were torn by the perspective of strikes. Katie said she or her husband would have to take annual exits to take care of her children if schools closed.

Baris, whose 10 -year -old goes to a special school, said he supported the right of teachers to the strike, but that he was worried about school closures because he was “vital” for his son to attend full time.

“He would like to face well,” he said. “It would really affect us a lot.”

Alessia, a hairdresser and mother of two children, said there was “too much” pressure on teachers.

“I would have loved to have a primary school teacher,” he said.

“But speaking with so many clients who are teachers, [and hearing] His opinions about it, although they do it for the love of work and children, is not really a job that I think someone would want more. “

Each year, the Independent School Teachers (STRB) review agency listens to presentations on each side and makes recommendations on the payment of the teacher to the government, who finally decide how much to grant.

Daniel Kebede, the general secretary of the NEU, said Mrs. Phillipson had the Strb report “on her desk”.

“We would like to see that published as soon as possible, with the financing agreement also, so that we can reach a conclusion to avoid any additional action,” the BBC touched.

“No teacher wants to take strike actions, but there is nothing so disruptive, real at this time, as an educational system with insufficient funds.”

Mrs. Phillipson said: “With school staff, parents and young people who work so hard to change the course of school attendance, any movement towards industrial action by teaching unions would be indefensible.

“After a 5.5% payment award in a greatly challenging fiscal context, he urges to put the children first.”

Neu members get used to the strike on the payment in the first half of 2023, which forces many schools to close eight days of action.

The NEU suspended the action after the government reviewed its offer from 2023 to 6.5%.

The teachers received an increase of 5.5% in 2024.

In December, the Government recommended a salary increase of 2.8% by 2025.

Last week, Results of an informal vote Nre He showed that 93.7% of the members rejected the offer and 83.4% said they would be willing to attack.

Participation was 47.2%.

Additional reports by Branwen Jeffreys and Hope Rhodes.