Teaching union NASUWT has said it remains "deeply concerned" about the "adverse effect" of the government's policies on education but stopped short of joining fellow teachers' union NUT on strike planned for Wednesday March 26.

NASUWT national executive revealed at the weekend it will not be staging a walkout this term unlike members of the NUT, which announced last week it will be walking out next month over pay, conditions and pensions.

NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates said staff across the country remained "angry, frustrated and demoralised" as a result of their dispute with Education Secretary Michael Gove.

But she said Mr Gove had created a "window of opportunity" to settle the long-running dispute after agreeing for DfE officials to meet all teacher unions on Tuesday February 25 to discuss the possibility of talks on a range of issues, which could include the NUT/NASUWT dispute.

Mr Gove has also accepted all of the recommendations of a new report by the School Teachers' Review Body, which refused the majority of his requests to change teachers' terms and conditions.

While the report removed protections on work-life balance and administrative and clerical tasks, it turned down proposals to lengthen the school day and term times and to remove the upper limit on teachers' working hours.

"This development is a victory for NASUWT members who have shown support and solidarity for the NASUWT's ongoing industrial action strategy," said Ms Keates.

"However, the imposition of adverse and damaging changes means that the teaching profession remains on the verge of a national recruitment and retention crisis.

"The relentless attack on every aspect of teachers' working lives, as a consequence of coalition government reforms, is continuing to take its toll."

However, the union's leadership left the door open for strikes after this term finishes in Easter by reaffirming its "commitment to pursue all elements of its industrial action strategy" in the future.