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

8th Sep 2023

Strikes: Which parts of Scotland will be affected?
School support staff are set to stage three days of strike action across Scotland towards the end of September
Where and when will strikes affect Scottish schools this month?
6 issues causing concern for school governors and trustees
A new NGA survey sheds light on the issues dominating the agenda in governors meetings – and how they are responding
Six issues

Wednesday

6th Sep 2023

Where did all the over-50s teachers go?
Teachers over the age of 50 are leaving the classroom and not coming back. Grainne Hallahan investigates the scale of the problem and the possible causes
50 limit sign

Friday

25th Aug 2023

Northern Ireland school leaders to escalate industrial action again
Teachers and heads in Northern Ireland are ‘angry’ about ‘stagnant’ pay after deals were reached in other parts of the UK
NAHT vote

Friday

18th Aug 2023

Union bosses say teachers could strike over pay in 2024
Speaking to ÌÇÐÄVlog, the joint general secretaries of the NEU teaching union said the government will face pressure to offer more pay rises to teachers as the general election approaches
Mary Bousted, Keven

Thursday

17th Aug 2023

Strike dates at Scottish schools announced
GMB Scotland says members in 10 councils – including school catering staff, janitors, cleaners and support workers – will walk out for two days next month
Scottish strike dates

Monday

14th Aug 2023

EIS calls on first minister to tackle teacher job security
Scottish teachers’ professional and personal lives are ‘in turmoil’ due to ‘precarity of employment’, warns EIS boss
Humza Yousaf eis

Thursday

10th Aug 2023

Weekly round-up: The exam factory and A-level grades
This week’s education news round-up includes the secrets of exam-paper processing; fears about next week’s A-level results; and pressure on Ofsted to recognise schools that support pupils in poverty
Round, up

Wednesday

9th Aug 2023

Want happier teachers? Get rid of the fluff
If the latest workload reduction taskforce really wants to make a difference, it should look at eradicating the pointless tasks that clog up teachers’ working days, explains Sam Sims
in tray out tray fluff tray

Thursday

3rd Aug 2023

Weekly round-up: Pay deal accepted but strike threat remains
This week’s education news round-up includes the two main teacher unions accepting the government’s pay offer, a warning of strike action over workload and teacher training providers under ‘enormous pressure’
Round up

Wednesday

2nd Aug 2023

Limit school leaders’ working hours, says ASCL
The next government should also set up an independent curriculum body and extend free school meals, according to heads’ union ‘election manifesto’
Clocks on wall

Tuesday

1st Aug 2023

Scottish school support staff back strike action over pay
Cleaners, janitors, caterers and pupil support staff in almost a third of councils have backed industrial action
Scottish money