Pay & Conditions

The latest news and analysis on teacher pay and school staff working conditions, including pay rise negotiations, pay scales, pensions and more

Monday

5th Aug 2024

What will the pay rise mean for teachers in real terms?
The 5.5 per cent pay award has been welcomed across the sector, but where do the new rates sit in the context of real-terms teacher pay over the past two decades?
hands full of coins

Friday

2nd Aug 2024

Why now is the time for teacher pay parity
The 5.5 per cent pay award is welcome, but colleagues working in sixth forms, colleges and different jurisdictions should not be forgotten, says ASCL’s general secretary
Merging train tracks

Wednesday

31st Jul 2024

Scottish union seeks pay breakthrough like in England
The EIS union highlights that the pay offer for teachers in Scotland is significantly below the 5.5 per cent rise for teachers south of the border
Purses with money

Tuesday

30th Jul 2024

Teacher pay rise 2024-25: all you need to know
The government has offered a 5.5 per cent pay rise for teachers from September 2024. What will happen next?
Hand with money in classroom

Monday

29th Jul 2024

Teachers to get 5.5% pay rise
The government has accepted the independent pay body’s recommendations on teacher pay for 2024-25
Pay rise

Monday

22nd Jul 2024

Phillipson: Teacher pay decision by end of the month
Bridget Phillipson accuses the Conservatives of ‘a complete dereliction of duty’ for failing to act on the pay review body’s recommendation before the election
Bridget Phillipson

Thursday

18th Jul 2024

Weekly round-up: Labour sets out its plans for schools
This week’s ÌÇÐÄVlog round-up includes Labour announcing a raft of education plans in the King’s Speech and calls for an overhaul of the exams system
Round up
Teacher shortages ‘not caused by change in career ambitions’
Graduates are being put off teaching because of increasingly uncompetitive pay, the high workload and a lack of flexible-working opportunities, new analysis suggests
Small money

Wednesday

17th Jul 2024

Pension row: MAT chief says unions should trust teachers
Sir Jon Coles defends plan for an alternative pension scheme as union calls for its members at United Learning to attend an urgent meeting
Jon Coles stands in nature setting with suit and tie

Tuesday

16th Jul 2024

No teacher pay decision this week, says Phillipson
Education secretary acknowledges urgency on teacher pay and says she wants to be ‘honest and upfront’ with schools sector
Bridget Phillipson

Friday

12th Jul 2024

Phillipson: ‘I need your help to deliver school reforms’
Education secretary hosts more than 150 school and wider education sector guests at the DfE, after pledge to ‘reset the relationship with the profession’
Phillipson: ‘I need your help to deliver school reforms’
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Friday

5th Jul 2024

12 questions for the new Labour government on education
ÌÇÐÄVlog takes a closer look at the gaps in the new Labour government’s manifesto pledges for schools
Labour questions