NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman today addressed striking school workers at an NEU rally in London, Westminster.

Speaking as NAHT members in Wales begin action short of strike (ASOS) today – joining members in Northern Ireland who have been taking action since October 2022 – Mr Whiteman said that it is the government’s ‘deliberate’ underinvestment in education over the last decade that is to blame for the current dispute. He then urged them to enter proper negotiations, saying:

“My appeal to government is to end the meetings empty of offers, designed only to provide a veneer of negotiation. Instead enter into meaningful talks. There is always a deal to be done.”

Read Paul Whiteman’s full speech here.