Further strikes by school teachers in the UK are set to go ahead this month after negotiations on pay increases failed to make progress.
The UK government, which is responsible for education in England, has failed to make new pay offers for the current financial year.
The authorities in Scotland and Wales made increased pay offers, but they have been rejected by the unions.
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan met the general secretaries of unions representing teachers and head teachers in England on Wednesday morning, but union bosses called the talks “disappointing.”
Kevin Courtney, the joint general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), told the PA news agency the meeting with Keegan had a “better tone” than previous talks, but there was “no movement” from the government….