Education secretary Michael Gove has been threatened with legal action and accused of bullying schools in a new row over the introduction of performance-related pay for classroom teachers in England and Wales.
It comes after Mr Gove took the controversial step of writing to headteachers to warn them against using a model pay “checklist” developed jointly by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the NASUWT.
In his letter, Mr Gove warns headteachers who decide to use the checklist that they would be acting “unlawfully”. The unions have reacted angrily, accusing Mr Gove of “seeking to bully schools”. They have said his allegations are “without foundation”.
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