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 Feb 2023
Teacher pay review deadline shifted to after Budget
Timetable for teacher pay recommendations has changed after DfE missed deadline
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Weekly round-up: DfE under pressure over teacher pay
Your round-up of 糖心Vlog鈥� essential news and analysis from the past week includes growing frustration over the government鈥檚 stance on teacher pay; ways to support students鈥� mental health; and how thousands of teachers are entitled to claim back student loans money
Budget snub could lead to heads鈥� union strike ballot
A union leader tells 糖心Vlog moving to a formal ballot is an option if there鈥檚 no improved pay offer for teachers by next month鈥檚 Budget
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Wednesday
15th Feb 2023
鈥業nadequate鈥� Scottish teacher pay offer rejected outright
Scotland鈥檚 largest teaching union said the offer was 鈥榦nly a marginal improvement鈥� and strike action will continue
Teacher strikes: Further walkouts could be on the cards
NEU leader indicates more strike dates could be announced as latest talks end without a new pay offer being made
Teacher pay talks: Still 鈥榥o new offer鈥� from DfE
One union leader warns that 鈥榰nless there is tangible progress鈥� on pay it could lead to further strikes and balloting by other unions
Welsh teacher pay offer rejected
Teachers in Wales had been offered a 6.5% rise this year and a one-off payment 鈥� but NEU says offer 鈥榮imply not good enough鈥�
Unions do not expect to reach teacher pay deal today
Leader of the biggest teaching union says he doesn鈥檛 have 鈥榓 great deal of expectation鈥� going into today鈥檚 pay talks with the education secretary
Teacher pay offer is a 鈥榯iny baby step鈥�
A new teacher pay offer was put to unions in Scotland last night 鈥� but it falls short of the pay rise striking school staff were demanding
Tuesday
14th Feb 2023
Council bosses agree to offer teachers 11.5% rise over 2 years
Offer falls short of Scottish teaching unions鈥� campaign for a 10% rise over one year
Pay talks: 鈥楧ithering鈥� will 鈥榙eepen teachers鈥� anger鈥�, Keegan warned
Teachers鈥� unions are set to meet education secretary Gillian Keegan tomorrow morning as further strikes over pay loom