Unions
The latest news and analysis on teaching unions in the UK, including teacher strikes, pay disputes, industrial action and more
Friday
5th Jun 2026
Experts at Hand guidance calls for 鈥榠nnovative鈥� staff deployment
DfE advice seeks to allay fears that severe shortages of staff such as educational psychologists will put the brakes on its Experts at Hand service, on same day as it reveals members of key SEND panel
Extra in-service days promised by new Scottish education secretary
EIS teaching union sees more in-service days as crucial in helping teachers to adapt to the Curriculum Improvement Cycle
Friday
22nd May 2026
How teaching unions fell out of love with Labour
After a promising start to relations between the Labour government and the education unions, tensions have started to rise. Will an unfunded pay award be the tipping point for another series of strikes?
Nearly 1 in 5 primary leaders tell parents to stop vaping
Heads鈥� unions hope plans to make vaping illegal anywhere on site will help settings to reinforce existing school rules
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Saturday
2nd May 2026
NAHT backs industrial action ballot over teacher pay
Heads vote for union to consider all steps up to and including industrial action over any below-inflation three-year pay deal
Heads pave way for industrial action over new Ofsted framework
High-stakes accountability 鈥榡ust doesn鈥檛 work鈥�, says Sin茅ad Mc Brearty, who chairs the NAHT advisory panel on the Ofsted framework