Education unions say they want to discuss 'genuine issues' such as pay and recruitment when they meet with government officials to discuss averting strike action today.
"Pay and conditions are part of that. I'm hoping that what we get from today is a sense of talking about those real and genuine issues rather than skirting around them, and not thinking that this is purely a post-COVID thing.On the length of today's meeting, he said:"That's a long time, I have to say, six hours of talks where pay is the number one issue on the agenda. That feels to me like it is a step forward.
He said there has been a reluctance in England to talk about pay compared with Wales, where there is a Labour government in power. "And what we saw, I think, in Wales, with the cabinet secretary, was somebody who opened by saying 'this is the beginning of a negotiation around pay'.On Wednesday Ms KeeganPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerThousands of other public sector workers are striking over pay and conditions amid the worsening
But education minister Nick Gibbs stood by this line on Friday, telling BBC Breakfast the government does not want to give"inflation-busting pay settlements that mean that we end up embedding inflation into our economy for the longer term".Head teachers have warned that if the strikes go ahead, schools may have to close.
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