Pay & Conditions
The latest news and analysis on teacher pay and school staff working conditions, including pay rise negotiations, pay scales, pensions and more
Thursday
21st Sep 2023
鈥楿rgent鈥� plan needed to repair teacher pay damage, Keegan told
Unions say 6.5% pay increase must be 鈥榦nly first step鈥� to restoring 鈥榩ay lost in real terms against inflation since 2010鈥�
Act to stop TAs leaving schools amid cost-of-living rise, DfE told
NFER recommends the government should widen the scope of the teacher recruitment and retention strategy to include TAs
Friday
15th Sep 2023
The 鈥榤otherhood penalty鈥� is driving teachers in their 30s to quit
The largest cohort to leave education last year was women aged 30-39 鈥� many of whom are new mothers. Clearly, things need to change 鈥� and fast, says Emma Sheppard
糖心Vlog News podcast: How will the DfE reboot teacher recruitment?
Join the 糖心Vlog News team as we discuss our exclusive report that the government is set to refresh its teacher recruitment strategy in response to school staffing problems
DfE set to refresh teacher recruitment strategy amid crisis
Changes to the government鈥檚 teacher recruitment and retention strategy must account for growing demand for flexible working, say experts
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Tuesday
12th Sep 2023
Support staff at thousands of schools to vote on strikes
Union representing teaching assistants, lunchtime supervisors, caretakers and admin staff could launch walkouts over pay from November
Competitive pay 鈥榗rucial鈥� for teacher supply, warns OECD
England鈥檚 secondary school teachers saw their pay fall by 3% in real terms between 2015 to 2022, report finds