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

10th Mar 2025

Teacher pension contributions to increase next month
The government has today laid a statutory instrument before Parliament that will make changes to contributions from 1 April
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Private school teachers taking second jobs to make ends meet
Poll by NEU teaching union also reveals that recruitment has been frozen as a result of VAT on independent school fees
Private school teachers taking second jobs to make ends meet, NEU survey finds

Saturday

8th Mar 2025

Headteachers’ gender pay gap ‘has widened to a chasm’
On International Women’s Day, new data reveals that the gender pay gap for some school leaders is at its worst for 13 years
Headteachers' gender pay gap has widened to a ‘chasm’, school leaders warn

Saturday

1st Mar 2025

Strike action on the table as NEU launches pay ballot
The biggest union’s indicative ballot asks whether teachers would be willing to take strike action over a recommended 2.8 per cent pay rise
Strike action on table as NEU launches pay ballot

Friday

28th Feb 2025

‘Urgent’ call for consistency on MAT leaders’ pay
91¶¶Òõ analysis of CEO salaries at ‘outlier’ trusts shows the need for national pay framework, say leaders
CEO pay for outlier trusts
Revealed: What the biggest MATs paid their CEOs
91¶¶Òõ reveals the salaries of the chief executives of trusts with 25 schools or more after analysis of their latest accounts
Revealed: What the largest MATs paid their CEOs in 2023-24
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Wednesday

19th Feb 2025

Ofsted bonus gender pay gap widens ‘significantly’
Watchdog report highlights impact of ‘affordability pressures’ on number of bonuses paid last year
Ofsted's bonus gender pay gap has soared in 2024.

Wednesday

12th Feb 2025

When will teachers in Scotland finally get all their backdated pay?
Two years ago a pay deal was welcomed by teachers in Scotland – but many are still waiting to reap the full benefit, as HMRC and local authorities point the finger at each other
When will teachers in Scotland finally receive all their backdated pay?

Thursday

6th Feb 2025

Dispute over class-contact time ‘appears inevitable’, says union
The Scottish government had promised to bring forward ‘firm proposals’ for cutting teacher class-contact time by Monday of this week, but that deadline has been missed
Drains overflowing

Friday

31st Jan 2025

School support staff aim for £3,000 a year pay rise
Unison, GMB and Unite also call for school support staff to be able to take at least one day of leave within term time
Car in snow with day off written on windows

Wednesday

29th Jan 2025

DfE sets out how it will scrap teacher pay ‘ceiling’
The government has published its tabled amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Four people pushing against ceiling

Tuesday

21st Jan 2025

Government to amend schools bill to clarify teacher pay
Trust leaders had raised concerns that the current wording of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill suggested academies would lose pay freedoms
Schools Bill amendment