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
19th Nov 2021
Somerville: No timeline yet for cutting contact time
Reducing teachers鈥� weekly class-contact time by the promised 90 minutes will be 鈥榗hallenging鈥�, says education secretary
Schools alone can鈥檛 protect teacher mental health
A change in the public perception of teachers is needed so that they stop putting so much pressure on themselves, says Henry Hepburn
Thursday
18th Nov 2021
Gender pay gap in schools 鈥榳idened over past decade鈥�
Heads and experts mark Equal Pay Day by warning of growing divide in schools 鈥� especially in more senior positions
Staff absences: Why cover teachers are in short supply
As staff absence rates rise, schools are finding the usual pool of supply teachers is far lower than usual 鈥� so what鈥檚 going on? James O鈥橫alley spoke to those on the frontline to find out
Friday
12th Nov 2021
Spike in online teacher abuse sparks hotline surge
Bullying on social media platforms such as TikTok is pushing some teachers over the edge, warn heads
鈥楧erisory鈥� teacher pay offer is rejected
Scotland鈥檚 largest teaching union warns of 鈥榞rowing clamour among members for a move to industrial action鈥�
Friday
29th Oct 2021
Budget: The future financial challenges for schools
The chancellor has set out how much money schools can expect in the next three years 鈥� but big questions remain
Round-up: the Budget, energy bills and teaching trends
糖心Vlog presents its round-up of the biggest news and features articles in the world of education this week
Why teacher workload is the scariest thing of all
With Halloween looming, teacher Glen Fraser shares 3 tips to help teachers cut their terror-inducing mountains of work
Wellbeing: Why are so many teachers crying at school?
Research revealing how many teachers have been reduced to tears shows that action is urgently needed to protect wellbeing, writes Charlotte Santry