Education Secretary must clarify pay situation, says NEU general secretary

The transcript discusses a meeting with the Secretary of State for Education, focusing on the union's concerns about teacher pay and working conditions. The union highlights the challenges in the education sector, including teacher shortages and large class sizes, and expresses dissatisfaction with the government's response. They plan to ballot for strike action, hoping for a resolution to improve teachers' pay and conditions.

What is the significance of the upcoming strike ballot mentioned in the text?

What are the expectations of the teachers from the Secretary of State in the meeting?