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
19th Apr 2021
鈥�60 days to go鈥�: Anxious teachers count down to summer
Teachers report sleepless nights before the start of the final term of the 鈥榯oughest鈥� school year ever
Why we can鈥檛 allow the school day to be lengthened
Teachers need to protect our work-life balance 鈥� the ever-accelerating hamster wheel helps no one, says Yvonne Williams
Thursday
15th Apr 2021
SNP manifesto blunder over contact time creates a stir
Apparent SNP pledge to reduce contact time by 90 minutes per day turns out to be an error 鈥� the party meant per week
鈥楢ngry and worried鈥� teachers on strike over pensions
Staff at two independent schools are on strike today over plans to withdraw them from the Teachers鈥� Pensions Scheme
Call for inquiry into teacher Covid infections
鈥楶roper investment鈥� needed from government to make schools 鈥榮afe鈥� in the future, says medical expert
Monday
12th Apr 2021
Exclusive: Thumbs down to longer day and shorter breaks
Catch-up: Parents see pupil wellbeing support as more important than extended school days and reduced holidays, Ipsos Mori poll finds
Covid: Should pregnant teachers be going into school?
With the Covid vaccine not widely recommended for pregnant women, Emma Sheppard looks at the issue of their safety