Four unions representing teachers in Northern Ireland have suspended planned industrial action.
The action short of strike was due to begin on Monday and run for four weeks.
INTO, the UTU, the NEU and NASUWT had balloted their members over what they described as the lack of "a satisfactory pay offer for 2024-25".
The unions have now said the action has been suspended "in an effort to successfully conclude negotiations".
INTO Northern Secretary, Mark McTaggart said they "have not taken this step lightly," adding that the unions "are fully prepared to engage in industrial action if necessary at the end of the four-week period".
Jacquie White, the General Secretary of the Ulster Teachers' Union, welcomed progress in the negotiations over the past few days.
"All we ask is for a decent, fair and equitable pay award for 2024/2025.
"This positive step allows for intense negotiations over the next few weeks," she added.
Education Minister Paul Givan welcomed the suspension of industrial action.
He said that teachers "deserve a fair and appropriate pay settlement" and that he is "determined to achieve that".
"I have been clear with the unions that I am committed to securing the funding required to make a formal pay offer in the context of the agreement reached in the summer of last year in England and Wales, on the understanding that we secure agreement to a sustained period of stability, free from industrial action, including ASOS, in our schools."
Givan added that he had "asked management side to intensify discussions with our trade union partners to reach a formal agreement over the next four weeks".