Teachers in England are set to strike for another two days after rejecting a pay offer from the Government.

In the ballot 98% of National Education Union (NEU) teacher members who responded voted to turn down the deal.

Teachers waved flags, stood and applauded, and shouted “Come on, Gill, pay the bill” when the result of the ballot was announced at the NEU’s annual conference in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, on Monday (April 3).

Teachers were offered a £1,000 one-off payment this year, and a 4.3% rise next year and starting salaries would also rise to £30,000 from September, BBC News reported.

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said the teaching union’s rejection of the offer will result in “more disruption for children and less money for teachers”, adding that it is “extremely disappointing”.

When are the teacher's strikes in England?

Teachers in England will strike on Thursday, April 27 and Tuesday, May 2, and there is the potential for further strikes to come.

Speaking to the media at the conference on Monday, Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the NEU, said: “If I was the Government, I would be very worried about our capacity to carry on the campaign.

“I think the ballot result we have announced today proves that we can win a re-ballot. I think they would think that we wouldn’t win a re-ballot. We will.

“We will win a re-ballot and that will take us into next year and into their election year.”

Asked whether the NEU could rule out strikes up until Christmas, Mr Courtney added: “We are not ruling anything out. The motion will make decisions and the debate at the conference will make decisions. But in the motion it talks about taking action in the autumn term.”

Many schools in England were forced to partially or fully close during strikes staged by the NEU in February and March as a result of a dispute over pay.