Pay & Conditions

The latest news and analysis on teacher pay and school staff working conditions, including pay rise negotiations, pay scales, pensions and more

Saturday

23rd Dec 2023

Flexible working: four ways to make it a reality in schools
How can schools embrace more flexible working? Grainne Hallahan speaks to leaders to find out how they are implementing it successfully in their settings
flexible working

Thursday

21st Dec 2023

Teacher pay body warned to ‘assert its independence’
Unions tell teacher pay body not to feel ‘constrained’ after Gillian Keegan asks it to take financial pressures into account in recommending pay rise for 2024-25
Don’t feel ‘constrained’ by tight school budgets, Teacher pay body warned

Tuesday

19th Dec 2023

Scottish Budget: universal free school meals plan remains vague
But councils given £1.5 million to wipe out pupils’ existing school-meal debt, says finance secretary Shona Robison as she sets out Scotland’s Budget for 2024-25
Shona Robison

Monday

18th Dec 2023

Northern Ireland teachers announce new strike action
Five unions are set to take part in the 24-hour teacher strike over pay in January
Teacher strike

Friday

15th Dec 2023

How England lost its teachers - and how it can get them back
England is suffering an acute undersupply of teachers, and more are leaving than ever before. Matilda Martin investigates why this is happening and whether the trend can be turned around
How did the recruitment and retention crisis happen - and is it fixable?

Wednesday

13th Dec 2023

DfE ‘treating teachers with contempt’ over pay
NASUWT general secretary Dr Patrick Roach warns DfE that ‘future industrial action cannot be ruled out’
Utter contempt littering

Monday

11th Dec 2023

Teacher pay ‘must exceed 3.3% next year’, says expert
Schools will need more funding for teacher pay as average UK salaries are set to rise by more than previously forecast, expert warns
teacher pay

Friday

8th Dec 2023

Earmark funding for holiday pay claims, schools told
Planned legislation on staff holiday pay will save schools money but some will still be vulnerable to legal claims, lawyers warn
Gavel on money holiday pay

Thursday

7th Dec 2023

NEU challenges Keegan over teacher pay ‘delays’
The NEU teachers’ union calls on education secretary Gillian Keegan to urgently issue a remit to the School Teachers’ Review Body
Gillian Keegan
Weekly round-up: Ruth Perry verdict and trainee shortage
This week’s essential education news includes the inquest ruling on the death of Ruth Perry and the DfE falling far short of its targets for new teacher trainees
Ruth Perry Round Up

Monday

4th Dec 2023

Teaching union announces new pay dispute
NASUWT declares a second formal dispute with Gillian Keegan over what it claims are ‘deliberate’ delays in setting a remit for the independent teacher pay body
Gillian Keegan

Thursday

30th Nov 2023

Weekly round-up: Teacher shortages and DfE strike plans
This week’s essential education news includes new data revealing the difficulties in finding enough teachers and reaction to the DfE’s plans to limit teacher strikes
Weekly round-up: Teacher shortages and DfE strike plans