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Teachers could get a pay rise of up to 2% after a proposed salary package was signed off by the Government despite what Nick Clegg called a "fierce" battle with Chancellor George Osborne.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said the recommendations of the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) had been approved in full, including the right for schools to reward better-performing staff with the increase.
The STRB called for the upper end of the main pay range to be raised by 2%, while the minimum goes up 1%, allowing schools to reward their best teachers with a bigger rise
A range of salary deals for public sector workers such as the military, doctors, prisons and other public sector staff are expected to be backed by ministers tomorrow b ut the Liberal Democrats claimed "ridiculous and unfair" Tory opposition risked a decision on teachers being delayed until after the general election.
But shortly after Mr Clegg told Mail Online the package was "being resisted by George Osborne", the Department for Education issued a statement saying it would be given the green light along with others.
