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
31st Jul 2023
Teacher pay rise: all you need to know
The government has offered a 6.5 per cent聽pay rise for teachers from September 2023. What will happen next?
NEU votes to accept 6.5% pay award and end strikes
Nearly 9 in 10 teachers who voted in a ballot held by the NEU union wanted to accept the government鈥檚 pay deal, after months of strike action
Friday
21st Jul 2023
Flexible working could help teachers鈥� admin overload
New research suggests teachers and middle leaders are spending around two hours a day on administrative tasks
Most teachers have to run lessons outside of specialism
The DfE has published findings from surveys it has carried out with thousands of school staff. Here is everything you need to know
Costs crisis: Just 20% of schools said energy relief scheme helped
DfE report shows how cost-of-living crisis led to some schools cutting staff numbers and turning heating down or off during the winter
Thursday
20th Jul 2023
FAQ: Teacher pay rises 2023
The new teacher pay scales have been released 鈥� but how will these changes impact teacher salaries? 糖心Vlog answers your important pay-related questions
Weekly round-up: Teacher pay rise and new Ofsted boss
This week鈥檚 education news round-up includes reaction to the new teacher pay offer, the announcement of the government鈥檚 chosen candidate to take over at Ofsted and concerns over the accuracy of Sats marking
4 key areas of education focus for any future government
Whoever wins the next election will have some major challenges to fix 鈥� these are where their priorities should lie, says the Education Policy Institute鈥檚 associate director
GCSEs 2023: Prepare for lower results, Keegan tells teachers
The education secretary also expressed a 鈥榟uge thank you鈥� to school leaders and staff for their work during 鈥榓 challenging year鈥� due to strikes and the cost-of-living crisis
How could we change teacher pay and career paths?
A number of new proposals have been put forward to restructure teacher pay and career pathways in order to tackle the retention crisis. Yvonne Williams examines how feasible they could be