Mediation key to ending Down teachers' strike, says minister

The decision to suspend striking teachers’ pay in Northern Ireland will be reviewed if they agree to seek mediation, the education minister said today.

Mediation key to ending Down teachers' strike, says minister

The decision to suspend striking teachers’ pay in Northern Ireland will be reviewed if they agree to seek mediation, the education minister said today.

Staff walked out on Monday at Movilla High School, Newtownards, Co Down, because their pay was docked when they refused to teach a pupil they claimed assaulted a colleague.

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