Pay & Conditions
The latest news and analysis on teacher pay and school staff working conditions, including pay rise negotiations, pay scales, pensions and more
Monday
4th Jul 2022
Zahawi: 鈥楴o teacher would want to strike鈥� after Covid disruption
Education secretary responds to a question about whether he would commit to an above-inflation pay increase for teachers
Hiring more overseas teachers is welcome - but iQTS needs changes
Moves to allow schools in England to recruit more staff from overseas can help to tackle teacher shortages 鈥� but there are more tools at the DfE鈥檚 disposal that it can use, argues Colin Bell, the CEO of COBIS
Friday
1st Jul 2022
Latest pay offer 鈥榰nacceptable鈥�, say teacher leaders
Unions have hit back at suggestions that Nadhim Zahawi has asked the Chancellor for a further rise for teachers
Need to know: Oak plans, Sats fears and a DfE U-turn
Your roundup of 糖心Vlog鈥� most popular news and features articles from the past week, including a government deal over Oak National Academy, concerns about Sats marking, and ways to make teachers happy
Early years funding woes should alarm all in education
New data betrays the extent of the problem facing all types of early years settings 鈥� from funding to places. That鈥檚 something that should worry all in education, including the government, given that it has just set out ambitious learning goals for 2030
Friday
24th Jun 2022
Need to know: Teacher strikes, exam 鈥榣eak鈥� and broken buildings
A roundup of 糖心Vlog鈥� most popular news and features articles from the past week, including the threat of teacher strikes over pay, an A-level exam 鈥榣eak鈥� and schools struggling to get funding to repair buildings
Warning over 鈥榢nee jerk鈥� response to fix ECF
Exclusive: Allow schools and trusts involved in Early Career Framework delivery to build on first-year learning, says leader
Thursday
23rd Jun 2022
Zahawi: Teacher strike would be 鈥榰nforgivable鈥�
Teachers going on strike over pay would cause further disruption to pupils鈥� education after the pandemic, the education secretary says
DfE launches 拢750K plan to promote flexible working in schools
The DfE says its chosen provider will deliver a 鈥榗ulture change programme鈥� to embed flexible working in schools and multi-academy trusts