Laura Doel, director of school leaders’ union NAHT Cymru, said: “We welcome the offer from Welsh Government on pay, workload and funding.

“This is a positive move but we still have concerns about some elements about the funding of the offer, particularly when we know some Local Authorities have not funded the current existing 5% pay award. We are working to resolve this at pace and our Welsh Executive will meet on Monday to discuss next steps.

“It is not unreasonable to ask the employers to demonstrate how pay awards are being funded when our members are telling us otherwise.”