Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to meet with the National Education Union on teachers pay.

The Government and the teacher and head teacher unions, the National Education Union (NEU), the Association of School and College Leaders, the National Association of Head Teachers, and the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers, took part in a period of intensive talks between 17 March and 23 March 2023. Following the talks, an in-principle offer was made by the Government on pay and non-pay related measures. The trade unions rejected this offer, and teacher pay for the 2023/24 academic year is now being determined through the independent pay review process. In line with this process, the School Teachers’ Review Body has submitted its recommendations to the Government and we are considering the recommendations and will publish our response in due course. The NEU announced further strikes on 5 and 7 July 2023. These strikes will only cause further disruption for pupils and parents.