Weekly meetings between both parties still ongoing
The relationship between the Department of Education and the NASUWT teaching union has 'improved', according to the education minister.
Julie Edge says they've made good progress working together in recent weeks.
But she told Tynwald's Social Affairs Policy Review Committee an end date to the negotiations is not yet in sight:
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