Members of the largest teaching union have accepted a 6.5% pay rise for teachers in England and voted to end strikes.The National Education Union (NEU) said 86% of its teacher members in England who took part in an electronic ballot voted to accept the progress made in the pay dispute and call off industrial action, with a 60% turnout.It comes after teacher members of the NEU staged eight days of strike action in state schools in England since February in a pay dispute.

Members of the largest teaching union have accepted a 6.5% pay rise for teachers in England and voted to end strikes.The National Education Union (NEU) said 86% of its teacher members in England who took part in an electronic ballot voted to accept the progress made in the pay dispute and call off industrial action, with a 60% turnout.It comes after teacher members of the NEU staged eight days of strike action in state schools in England since February in a pay dispute.