Education Secretary: Unions need to move over pay demands
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Education Secretary: Unions need to move over pay demands
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan insists she is "trying to be constructive" over teachers' pay but the unions will "need to move" over their demands.
Members of the National Education Union are taking part in walkouts on Wednesday over pay which could cause disruption to 23,000 schools.
Report by Blairm.
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