After discussions with Gillian Keegan, the Education Secretary, Geoff Barton, the General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: “We are pleased that the Education Secretary convened today’s meeting with education unions. The meeting was constructive but largely unsatisfactory in that our concerns over the long-term erosion of teacher pay and conditions, the inadequacy of this year’s pay award, and the ongoing teacher recruitment and retention crisis, remain unresolved. We are expecting further talks to take place in the near future, and we sincerely hope that these issues can be resolved through discussion rather than industrial action. However, these talks must lead to a positive outcome.” Click here for more.
