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
16th Mar 2023
Teacher strikes LIVE: latest updates for schools
The NEU teaching union is holding the second of its last two planned strike days today, with teacher members walking out across England. You can find regular updates here
Weekly round-up: Strikes, pay talks and the Budget
This week鈥檚 essential news and analysis includes the reaction to the latest national teacher strikes, the start of 鈥榠ntensive鈥� pay talks and a big Budget announcement on primary schools
Tuesday
14th Mar 2023
Scottish teacher pay offer officially accepted
Education secretary says 鈥榯he threat of further strike action in our schools is now formally lifted鈥�
NEU attacks 鈥榥ew and unusual鈥� DfE stance on pay talks聽
Heads鈥� union leader criticises the DfE for creating an 鈥榠mpasse鈥� in pay talks as he emerges from meeting with education secretary
NASUWT members vote to accept Scottish teacher pay offer
Marginal vote in favour of teacher pay offer follows votes by other unions to accept, although the NASUWT 鈥榬emains in dispute鈥� with Scottish government and local authorities
Workload is unmanageable, say most school staff
A major report on school staff wellbeing, compiled by 糖心Vlog, also shows that only about one-third of staff feel valued at work
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Monday
13th Mar 2023
NEU: 鈥楧istraction politics鈥� won鈥檛 avert strikes
No teacher strike dates are planned from Friday, meaning the government will 鈥榬un out of excuses for not negotiating鈥�, warns NEU general secretary
Northern Ireland school leaders escalate industrial action
鈥楴othing is off the table鈥� as headteachers鈥� union considers options in ongoing dispute over pay and conditions
Teacher pay: Welsh strikes on hold in wake of new offer
The teacher pay offer in Wales includes an 11.8 per cent pay rise over two years and a 1.5 per cent one-off payment this year