Pay & Conditions
The latest news and analysis on teacher pay and school staff working conditions, including pay rise negotiations, pay scales, pensions and more
Wednesday
8th Dec 2021
Strike over pensions 鈥榠nevitable鈥� at 23 private schools
Indicative ballot for 鈥榮ustained and discontinuous鈥� strike at Girls鈥� Day School Trust gets 93% support
Covid: DfE 鈥榝ailed鈥� heads on wellbeing
School leaders described their experience over the past year as 鈥榮tressful鈥�, 鈥榗hallenging鈥� and 鈥榚xhausting鈥�
Friday
26th Nov 2021
Teacher training applications drop to pre-Covid levels
Economist Jack Worth warns that education could be facing a 鈥榲ery difficult year鈥� if this trend continues
Enough is enough: teachers deserve fair pay
No one has the energy for pay negotiations right now 鈥� least of all teachers. The government needs to do the right thing, writes Emma Seith
Thursday
25th Nov 2021
Most teachers 鈥榳ouldn鈥檛 earn more in different job鈥�
But paying teachers 10 per cent more could improve student grades and wellbeing, research finds
Teacher work stress worsened during 2021 due to Covid
There has been a rise in the number of teachers, school leaders and support staff having symptoms like panic attacks and tearfulness
Monday
22nd Nov 2021
3 key changes needed to keep new teachers in education
Fears of a post-pandemic exodus of new teachers underline why real change is needed to help keep new recruits in the profession for longer, explains Professor Geraint Jones
Teachers to vote on strike at 23 schools over pensions
NEU members at the Girls鈥� Day School Trust balloted on national walkout over withdrawal from the Teachers鈥� Pension Scheme