Teachers in Northern Ireland to be offered 2% pay rise

Teachers in Northern Ireland are set to be offered a 2% pay rise for 2019/20 and 2% again in 2020/21, it has emerged.
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The offer has been made following negotiations between union representatives and teaching employers.

The employers include representatives from the Department of Education (DE) and the Education Authority (EA).

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Finance Minister Conor Murphy had previously allocated £35.4m to DE on 2 February to support a pay settlement for teachers.

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An end to a long-running dispute over pay and workload for teachers for the years 2017/18 and 2018/19 was only reached in April 2020.

Negotiations over 2019/20 and 2020/21 have since been taking place between the employers and the Northern Ireland Teachers Council (NITC) which represents five unions - the NASUWT, INTO, UTU, NEU and NAHT.

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has begun a consultation with their members on whether to accept the offer of a 2% rise for 2019/20 and a 2% rise for 2020/21.

However, the other unions have yet to formally consult their members on the offer.