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

28th Oct 2022

‘Urgent’ action needed to stop teachers quitting in ‘droves’, Keegan told
Writing to the new education secretary today, the biggest teaching union warns that there are ‘many challenges’ that ‘threaten the quality of provision for our young people’
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Need to know: Gillian Keegan, Gibb’s return and falling birth rates
Your roundup of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ must-read news and features articles from this week includes reaction to the appointment of a new education secretary; the return of Nick Gibb to the DfE; and why the falling birth rate is a looming crisis for schools
Gillian Keegan
Revealed: Soaring teacher vacancies impact on schools
Exclusive: Leaders warn that the recruitment situation is ‘dire’ after a ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation reveals that teacher vacancies are up by as much as 67 per cent in some subjects
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Monday

24th Oct 2022

More money not a fix for ‘drastically overworked’ teachers
The director-general of the International Baccalaureate draws on his time as minister for education in Finland and explains why he believes teacher development and workload reduction will help boost recruitment and retention more than simply hiking pay
More money not a fix for ‘drastically overworked’ teachers

Sunday

23rd Oct 2022

PM vote: Schools’ leaders warn MPs of £2bn funding shortfall
Thirteen schools and parent leaders write to Conservative MPs warning of ‘a devastating impact’ on education if next prime minister fails to stick to 2019 manifesto pledge on school funding

Friday

21st Oct 2022

Need to know: Teacher strikes, Ofsted and GCSE disadvantage
Your roundup of this week’s most-read news and features articles on ÌÇÐÄVlog, includes the date of the planned teacher strike and calls for Ofsted to revise its approach to inspections
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Thursday

20th Oct 2022

‘Early career framework has no impact on retention’
Survey reveals 4 in 5 new teachers and mentors in schools said support and training are ‘not well-designed’
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Violence against TAs: 10 ways schools can tackle the problem
This researcher reveals the extent of violence against teaching assistants in mainstream schools and explains what schools can do to better protect staff and create a culture that refuses to tolerate such incidents
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Exclusive: Rise in teachers ‘at risk of suicide’
Plea to the education secretary for action to address the ‘persistent state of stress and burnout’ among teachers
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Wednesday

19th Oct 2022

Scottish secondary teachers to vote on strike action
Closing schools through strikes is ‘the only way that Cosla and the Scottish government will be forced to negotiate’ over teacher pay, warns SSTA president
Scottish secondary teachers to vote on possible strike action

Tuesday

18th Oct 2022

Welsh school leaders to be balloted on strike action
NAHT Cymru is proceeding with a formal strike ballot after an informal vote suggested that 64 per cent of respondents would be willing to strike over pay and funding
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School leaders’ union to launch formal ballot on striking over pay
NAHT members will be asked if they support strike action and action short of a strike over pay and funding
Paul whiteman