Pay & Conditions

The latest news and analysis on teacher pay and school staff working conditions, including pay rise negotiations, pay scales, pensions and more

Tuesday

7th Sep 2021

Most secondary teachers want to keep masks in corridors
But face coverings in autumn term are less popular with younger staff and primary teachers, survey shows

Wednesday

1st Sep 2021

Teachers ‘at no greater risk of Covid hospitalisation’
Teachers’ leaders say they are still concerned about clinically extremely vulnerable or third-trimester pregnant teachers
‘Strong’ evidence for funding longer school day
But outcomes depend on how the extra time is used – with well-trained staff vital for success, research finds

Friday

27th Aug 2021

Covid: Schools face a ‘recipe for chaos’, heads warn
Scientists’ prediction of ‘exponential’ rise in pupil cases in new term is a ‘rebuke to Gavin Williamson’, NEU claims
Teacher shortages could force return to remote learning
Rising Covid cases are already having an impact on the delivery of education, warns Highland Council

Wednesday

25th Aug 2021

Call to cut teacher timetables by 20% in poorest areas
Recruiting extra staff and reducing teachers’ timetabled hours would help improve pupil outcomes, Teach First says

Thursday

19th Aug 2021

The ventilation situation: What schools should know
Good ventilation of classrooms is seen as key to combatting the spread of Covid-19, but there’s a lot more to it than just opening the windows, as Dan Worth finds out

Wednesday

18th Aug 2021

Covid fund to boost teacher numbers will be permanent
But government told more must be done ‘to address broader recruitment and retention needs’ affecting many teachers

Tuesday

17th Aug 2021

‘Shocking’ inaction on school ventilation, say teachers
Boost classroom ventilation or risk ‘major’ Covid disruption to education, teaching unions warn government in open letter

Friday

6th Aug 2021

GCSE and A level results: ‘Don’t blame hero teachers’
If ministers blame teachers for any problems with GCSE and A-level results, they will be met with ‘fire and fury’, says teachers’ leader

Tuesday

3rd Aug 2021

Exclusive: 9 in 10 teachers think pay freeze is unfair
Teaching union leader says pay freeze shows ‘contempt’ for teachers’ work in the pandemic

Friday

30th Jul 2021

What proportion of teachers are leaving the profession?
National data shows higher numbers of teachers leaving the profession in Scotland, but overall teacher numbers are also up