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
9th Apr 2021
Why unions aren鈥檛 doing enough to tackle workload
Lobbying the government on workload isn鈥檛 enough when ministers have been turning a deaf ear, writes Yvonne Williams
鈥楽tark warning鈥� over future of academy teacher pensions
Academy trusts could follow independent schools in removing staff from the Teachers鈥� Pension Scheme, the NEU union warns
鈥楴o justice鈥� in pay freeze for Covid鈥檚 hero teachers
NEU leaders accuse education secretary Gavin Williamson of wanting teachers 鈥榦n the cheap鈥�
Thursday
8th Apr 2021
Teachers鈥� paltry pay rise has sent morale crashing
Teachers make stand against gagging orders in schools
Non-disclosure agreements are being used to 鈥榟ide鈥� discrimination and bullying in schools, NEU conference told
Female teachers 鈥榗at-called, shouted at and touched鈥�
鈥極verwhelming levels鈥� of sexism and sexual harassment exist in secondary schools, the NEU conference is told
More than 1 in 3 teachers 鈥榩lan to leave by 2026鈥�
Workload, lack of government trust, accountability and pay cited as the main reasons for leaving by teachers in a poll
Wednesday
7th Apr 2021
Leave the classroom to give us space, teachers tell DfE
鈥業n place of micro-management, teachers need space to make a curriculum that is broad and balanced,鈥� says NEU
Teachers 鈥榗rying out鈥� for workload cut
Union to lobby government to create a 鈥榳orkload charter鈥� after teachers at annual conference back call to cut workload
Teachers threaten national pay strike in 7% rise demand
NEU to take steps towards a ballot for national strike action if demands on pay rise for 2021 are not met
Call to end 鈥榙iscrimination鈥� against pregnant teachers
Discrimination against pregnant teachers 鈥榟as been relentless throughout the pandemic鈥�, says NEU leader