Unions

The latest news and analysis on teaching unions in the UK, including teacher strikes, pay disputes, industrial action and more

Thursday

24th Sep 2026

SEND funding plan risks ‘penalising’ inclusive schools
Headteachers and local council leaders raise concerns about plans for a major shake-up of how schools are funded for pupils with SEND
Headteachers' leaders have warned SEND funding plans risk penalising inclusive schools.
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Wednesday

23rd Sep 2026

Ofsted inspections ‘harming teachers and making them want to quit’
NEU survey of 1,500 members finds that a quarter said recent inspection experience had made them want to leave teaching
An NEU survey has raised concerns about Ofsted inspection's impact on teachers.

Monday

21st Sep 2026

Powell urged to halt ‘demoralising’ Ofsted inspections
The NAHT is launching a campaign to stop graded Ofsted inspections, warning that the latest framework poses a ‘risk to life’
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Friday

18th Sep 2026

Headteacher gender pay gap ‘widest since records began’
Average pay gap for all state school heads increased to an ‘unacceptable’ £9,771, finds analysis by the NAHT school leaders’ union
Headteacher gender pay gap 'widest since records began'

Thursday

17th Sep 2026

Is the teacher pay rise ‘fully funded’?
Schools have been told they can cover this year’s teacher pay rise through pension savings. ÌÇÐÄVlog explains what this actually means for budgets
Is the teacher pay rise ‘fully funded'?

Wednesday

16th Sep 2026

Teacher pay award to be funded through pension savings
But this does not guarantee that every school will have the funds to fully cover the rise
Teacher pay award to be funded through pension savings

Tuesday

15th Sep 2026

Secondaries gain ‘flexibility’ on school food standards
Government sets out healthy food plans after consultation received mixed views on a range of proposed restrictions
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Monday

14th Sep 2026

Hundreds of schools denied cash for fire safety repairs
ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation reveals how schools are ‘pitted against one another’ to secure funding for building repairs
Hundreds of school fire safety bids miss out on repair cash
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Saturday

12th Sep 2026

Powell: No more ‘dog eat dog’ culture between schools
Education secretary tells ÌÇÐÄVlog she is ‘agnostic’ about school structures as she sets out her ambitions for technical education
Lucy Powell, education secretary
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Friday

11th Sep 2026

Free breakfast clubs scheme will take 7 years at current pace
DfE wants all primary schools to have free breakfast clubs by the end of this Parliament, but 17 months into the scheme, more than 14,000 schools are still without one
14 years to fulfil pledge

Thursday

10th Sep 2026

Fund schools to keep classrooms cool, leaders tell government
Capital funding is needed to make schools climate-proof following this summer’s record heatwaves, a school leaders’ union warns
Fund schools to keep classrooms cool, leaders tell government
9 in 10 secondaries financially ‘worse off’ than in 2010
Coalition of teaching and school leader unions says schools would need an extra £4.5 billion a year to restore funding to 2010 levels
More than 9 in 10 secondaries financially ‘worse off’ than in 2010