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The NEU agreed at its conference in Harrogate this week that it would hold a formal ballot on strike action if the offer remains "unacceptable", or if no extra funding is announced.

A motion passed at the NEU's conference in Harrogate described Reform UK as a "racist and far-right party because of its policies around immigration and its campaigns against migrants".

The announcement from its conference in Harrogate is a warning to ministers, but a few things would still need to happen in order for teachers to walk out of England's schools.

Parents in Harrogate were torn about the prospect of strikes.

A vote on the next steps will take place at the annual conference of the NEU in Harrogate next week.