Pay & Conditions
The latest news and analysis on teacher pay and school staff working conditions, including pay rise negotiations, pay scales, pensions and more
Tuesday
20th Jun 2023
Teacher strikes set to clash with 4 in 10 transition days
Sports days, school trips and work experience placements could also be affected by plans for two strike dates in July, a Teacher Tapp survey reveals
Teacher recruitment crisis: 6 warnings MPs heard today
The scale of the teacher recruitment and retention problems has been laid bare in evidence to a Commons inquiry today
Monday
19th Jun 2023
Teacher strikes: NEU challenged over 鈥榙evastating鈥� dates clash
The NEU鈥檚 choice of strike dates next month has sparked a mixed reaction from teachers and leaders
More strikes on cards at Scottish independent school
Strike action over changes to pensions had been suspended but unions say the school has reneged on commitments made 鈥榦nly a matter of days ago鈥�
Is it time to review the 1,265 working time rule?
A recent report on teacher workload suggests changes to directed time rules. Yvonne Williams considers what other options there could be 鈥� and how feasible the idea really is
Friday
16th Jun 2023
Keegan rejects union demands to reopen pay talks
Education secretary responds to union letter that had called on the DfE to resume teacher pay negotiations and publish the leaked STRB report
How teachers鈥� free time can be protected from rising work hours
Primary teacher Jamie Baptie moved from Scotland to New Zealand expecting an emphasis on work-life balance 鈥� but explains why he鈥檚 now coming back
Friday
9th Jun 2023
EIS backs industrial action over teachers鈥� contact time
Urgent action is needed to relieve the pressure on teachers as the profession is 鈥榦n its knees鈥�, hears annual gathering of Scotland鈥檚 biggest teaching union
Cutting workload is in our sights after pay battle win, says EIS boss
EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley sets out the union鈥檚 priorities for year ahead, hailing the success of teacher pay campaign but urging members to be ready for more fights to come
Teacher exodus shows workload, pay and flexibility must be fixed
Jack Worth from NFER examines the latest teacher workforce data to show why the government must resolve myriad issues for recruiting and retaining teachers 鈥� and quickly