The Secretary of State has called a meeting with teacher trade
unions to be held on Wednesday, 15 February 2023.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, Dr Patrick Roach,
General Secretary of the NASUWT, said:
“Whilst we welcome the opportunity to meet again with the
Government to discuss our ongoing pay dispute, we now need to
hear specific proposals from the Education Secretary which will
address our members’ concerns.
“After a number of meetings, it is unacceptable that Ministers
have still failed to come forward with any proposals for our
members to consider.
“Our members’ patience is being sorely tested. Further dithering
and delay will only deepen the anger of teachers who are enduring
excessive workload pressures coupled with the largest real-terms
cuts to their pay on record.
“Resolution of our dispute can only be achieved if Ministers are
prepared to put proposals on the table which can provide a basis
for negotiation and agreement.
“Ministers cannot continue to play for time. We need to see
concrete proposals from the Government which can form the basis
for a negotiated settlement of this dispute.
“The NASUWT will again be pressing Ministers on measures to
address the significant real terms decline in teachers’ pay and
to address the underlying causes of the continuing teacher
recruitment and retention crisis which is blighting children’s
education.”
