Strikes at ACT schools have been put on the backburner for the next few weeks as teacher bargaining progresses.
After the full-day school strike on Thursday, June 11, Education Minister Yvette Berry sent a letter to the union.
Ms Berry said she had heard union members wanted to see "progress made most urgently on the claims relating to conditions".
The union sub-branches were satisfied this was a step in the right direction and will not be striking for the rest of term two.
But union president Angela Burroughs said action was needed to avoid more strikes later in the year.
"Whether there are further stopwork or other actions in term three is entirely up to the government," she said.
"Our members have also made it clear that they are prepared to take further action if the government fails to resolve this dispute."
For the past year bargaining has focused on workload and condition claims, a top priority for the union is instating a minimum staffing structure for schools and ensuring "fair and reasonable" class sizes.
The minister has asked the directorate to finalise proposals for these claims "in parallel with urgency" on other claims from the union including a school psychologist review, early career support and improved school leader recruitment.
The union expects a proposal from the directorate on a minimum staffing standard in four weeks time.
Industrial action from the union started because the government had not made significant progress on its claims logs, months after they had been submitted.
The union and education minister are meeting weekly to discuss bargaining.
An offer which includes a pay proposal has not been made.
Meanwhile in Victoria, AEU members reached an in-principle agreement over pay.
Teachers and principals will see a pay increase of between 28.3 per cent and 32.4 per cent over four years.
This pay will bring experienced teachers in Victoria in line with NSW pay, the AEU said.
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