Pay & Conditions
The latest news and analysis on teacher pay and school staff working conditions, including pay rise negotiations, pay scales, pensions and more
Friday
9th May 2025
EIS to ballot members over teachers鈥� class-contact time
Policy viewed as key to reducing workload has seen 鈥榓bsolutely no progress鈥� in four years, says Scotland鈥檚 biggest teaching union
Pay offer delay leaves Scottish teachers feeling 鈥榰ndervalued and ignored鈥�
Class-contact time, recruitment crises and fear-inducing school inspections also set out as priorities for change by the Scottish Secondary Teachers鈥� Association
Thursday
17th Apr 2025
NEU demands salary caps to rein in 鈥榮candalous鈥� CEO pay
Leader of the biggest teachers鈥� union also warns it will make Labour pay a 鈥榟igh political price鈥� if there is no significant improvement in teacher pay
Warning to schools after teachers win 拢15m in payouts
Union warns schools over their 鈥榙uty of care鈥� to teachers after helping staff to win compensation for injuries and discrimination
Wednesday
16th Apr 2025
Teachers 鈥榳on鈥檛 hesitate鈥� to take action over pension changes
NEU members vote to oppose any attempts to get staff to leave the Teachers鈥� Pension Scheme and fight the biggest MAT鈥檚 plan to allow staff to opt out
More school support staff not being paid for extra hours
The working conditions of support staff 鈥榗ontinue to deteriorate鈥� due to the underfunding of schools, says NEU boss in response to new research