Ongoing negotiation into pensions and pay have concluded, ending plans for further strikes at a private school in Bromley, Kent.

Staff at Farringtons School took six days of strike action earlier this term following the school’s decision to review pension arrangements as a result of rising costs.

Further strikes had been planned, but talks and negotiations over the Easter holiday have resolved the dispute, with a successful outcome for the staff.

The school has confirmed that teachers would be able to remain on the current pension programme without cuts to their pay, along with the main pay scale being increased.

The school additionally agreed to voluntarily recognise the teacher’s unions to negotiate on pay, terms, and conditions in the future – subject to an ACAS ballot of all teachers and further ACAS talks.

Previously the school had stated it was no longer able to afford to remain in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), with employer contributions having more than doubled since 2015.