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
7th Apr 2023
Thursday
6th Apr 2023
Weekly round-up: Pay deal rejected, more strikes ahead
This week鈥檚 essential education news and analysis includes unions rejecting the latest pay offer, plans for summer strikes and a warning about school staff workloads
Teacher strikes: 鈥楶ay fight might not be won this year鈥�
Outgoing NEU joint general secretaries warn Gillian Keegan to 鈥榙o her job鈥� as they admit dispute might not be won on their watch
Mental health leads: over 8 in 10 teachers don鈥檛 get enough support
Just 8 per cent of teachers who responded to an NEU survey said they had sufficient access to Camhs support
SEND: Teachers struggle to 鈥榩aper over cracks鈥� of broken system
NASUWT survey reveals just 3% of teachers say pupils with special educational needs or disabilities always receive the support to which they are entitled
Tuesday
4th Apr 2023
Level up pay across UK or lose teachers, DfE warned
The government鈥檚 pay offer would leave experienced teachers in England more than 拢10k worse off than in Scotland, hitting retention in bordering counties, heads warn
Northern Irish teachers to strike later this month
Full day of action in Northern Ireland follows half-day strike in February, and is likely to see most schools close
ASCL members reject government pay offer
School leaders鈥� union follows NEU teaching union in turning down the proposed deal, and will now discuss the option of industrial action