Teachers will be asked whether they want to reject the Government's offer of a 2.8% pay rise. The National Education Union (NEU) will carry out an indicative ballot of its members from March 1 to mid April on proposal for wage hikes in England. If teachers reject the offer, the union will debate whether to hold a formal vote for industrial action - which could include strikes - at its conference in April. The move was branded "extraordinary" by the Department for Education, with a spokeswoman