The primary teachers union says the secondary teachers pay rise is great news for the whole sector. 

PPTA members have accepted a 14.5 percent pay bump, meaning roughly 30,000 teachers will receive the first of three pay boosts between now and the end of next year.

NZEI President Mark Potter told Roman Travers there's more to be done, but this is a good step towards recognising the value of teachers.

He says resolutions to workload and resourcing issues are also needed to bring the teaching profession back to the status it once had.

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