EDUCATION unions have repeated calls for Tory ministers to urgently publish the latest recommendations from the sector’s pay review body ahead of more strikes across England’s schools tomorrow.

The hold-up, which allegedly comes after the body endorsed a higher wage rise than Downing Street, is causing “anxiety and frustrating head teachers” who need to plan budgets, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan was told.

In a letter to the Chichester MP, the leaders of the National Education Union (NEU), NASUWT, NAHT and ASCL wrote: “There is no good reason for any delay in publication.