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| NEU teacher strikes end as members accept pay deal | NEU teacher strikes end as members accept pay deal |
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| Teachers last went out on strike at the beginning of July | |
| Teachers in England in the National Education Union (NEU) will not strike in the autumn term, after accepting the government's pay offer. | |
| The NEU, the UK's largest teaching union, said 86% of its members had voted to accept the 6.5% pay rise. | The NEU, the UK's largest teaching union, said 86% of its members had voted to accept the 6.5% pay rise. |
| Both sides in the dispute said the pay offer was "properly funded" and would not come from existing school budgets. | Both sides in the dispute said the pay offer was "properly funded" and would not come from existing school budgets. |
| Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said the offer being accepted was "good news" for teachers, parents and pupils. | |
| NEU teachers have taken a total of eight days of strike action in England since February - seven national and one regional - forcing many schools to close. | NEU teachers have taken a total of eight days of strike action in England since February - seven national and one regional - forcing many schools to close. |
| The union had been re-balloting members on holding further strikes next term. | |
| The outcome of that ballot, also announced on Monday, saw 95% of members vote for further strike action, with a turnout of 53%. | |
| But the NEU said it would not hold further strikes now that the pay offer has been accepted. | |
| The ASCL union accepted the offer earlier in July. Two other unions - the NAHT and NASUWT - have not yet announced their decision. | |
| Teacher strikes likely to end in England | |
| Head teachers accept England pay rise | |
| Public sector workers offered pay rises of around 6% | |
| The 6.5% rise was recommended by the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) after an earlier government offer was rejected. | |
| Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, the joint general secretaries of the NEU, said the strike action had "shifted the dial" on pay negotiations earlier in the year. | |
| "Everyone in the school and colleges community deserves an education system that attracts and keeps teaching staff, and one that ensures every child gets the attention and support they deserve," they added. | |
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