The Welsh Government has tonight made a revised pay offer to teachers adding 3% more to the original 5% offer in a bid to avert next week's planned strike. If union members agree the new offer teachers would get an 8% pay rise back dated to September 2022.
Half of the extra 3% is "consolidated" meaning it's a one off payment to end the strike rather than part of a pay deal that would impact on next year's pay negotiations, a union official said. National Education Union Cymru officials are meeting tonight to discuss whether to accept the offer or not - they may also decide to put it to members.
It is not clear whether the 8%, along with commitments to deal with workload "in the short, medium and long term" is enough, or on time, to end next week's strikes. A last minute revised offer to NHS staff saw health unions call off their walk out.
