Strike sides extend negotiations

The dispute at Movilla High School lasted three weeks

The education board and teachers' union involved in the three-week strike at Movilla High School have agreed to extend their negotiations.

In October, the NASUWT union suspended their strike. The suspension was set to end on Friday.

About 25 teachers at the school walked after a dispute over an alleged assault on a teacher by a pupil.

The union has been negotiating with the South Eastern Education and Library Board to resolve the issue.

Negotiations at the Labour Relations Agency in October resulted in the strike being suspended to allow an independent assessment of the pupil's needs to be carried out.

Both sides agreed to abide by the recommendations in the report.

It is understood that report has now been completed and that a union representative will read it on Friday.

A ten day extension to the dispute suspension has been agreed to allow negotiations to continue.