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Higher salary offered to Northern Irish teaching unions
A formal offer on teachers’ pay for 2021, 2022 and 2023 has been made to the five main teaching unions in Northern Ireland.
The proposed settlement will see the starting salary for teachers in Northern Ireland rise to £30,000, which brings the starting point equal to England.
Education minister Paul Givan said: “I am pleased that there has been significant progress on the issue of the teachers’ pay with a formal offer being made to the teaching unions.
“This offer, which equates to a 24.3 per cent pay rise for beginning teachers, will help both attract and retain the best teachers to our schools."
He said it is "unacceptable" that teachers have been waiting three years for a pay increase, but called the pay rise a "positive step."
The Northern Ireland Teaching Council (NITC) comprises the five main teaching unions - Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO), National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), National Education Union (NEU), Ulster Teachers’ Union (UTU).
The trade unions which make up the NITC will now consult with their members on the proposals in advance of any formal acceptance.
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