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
15th Jul 2022
Need to know: Ofsted changes, TAs under fire and behaviour
Your roundup of 糖心Vlog鈥� most popular news and features articles from the past week, including Ofsted inspection changes, an attack on teaching assistants and new behaviour guidance
Schools relax uniform rules to prepare for heatwave
The Met Office has issued an extreme 鈥榓mber鈥� warning for heat on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
First week of term 鈥榗ritical鈥� for attendance, says commissioner
Dame Rachel de Souza has said the return to school in September is 鈥榗ritical鈥� for 鈥榞etting pupils聽into school and settled into the school routine鈥�
School chain ups support staff salaries amid pay 鈥榓rms race鈥�
Exclusive: Leading head warns that schools need to raise pay of support staff to compete with other sectors amid the cost-of-living crisis
How Brexit hit international teacher recruitment
Brexit has introduced new barriers for English teachers hoping to teach in the EU. Dan Worth looks at the impact that is having on international schools in EU countries 鈥� and whether it will have any knock-on effects for the UK workforce
Thursday
14th Jul 2022
Exclusive: School budgets on a 鈥榢nife edge鈥� over teacher pay
Political chaos and mounting pressure over teacher pay amid the cost-of-living crisis have left school budgets for next year in disarray, heads have warned
School governor and trustee vacancies highest in six years
Two-thirds of school boards have at least one vacancy, the National Governance Association annual survey shows
Friday
8th Jul 2022
鈥楥aretaker鈥� DfE team could make decision on teacher pay
James Cleverly, appointed as secretary of state yesterday, said not making a decision on teacher pay would 鈥渂ind the hands鈥� of his successor
EIS delivers 25,000-name petition demanding pay rise
Scottish teaching unions are campaigning for a 10 per cent increase for all teachers
Most schools struggling to recruit teachers, heads warn
School leaders are warning of major recruitment problems, with close to half of headteachers saying the problem is 鈥榮evere鈥�