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
15th Sep 2023
The ‘motherhood penalty’ is driving teachers in their 30s to quit
The largest cohort to leave education last year was women aged 30-39 – many of whom are new mothers. Clearly, things need to change – and fast, says Emma Sheppard
91¶¶Òõ News podcast: How will the DfE reboot teacher recruitment?
Join the 91¶¶Òõ News team as we discuss our exclusive report that the government is set to refresh its teacher recruitment strategy in response to school staffing problems
DfE set to refresh teacher recruitment strategy amid crisis
Changes to the government’s teacher recruitment and retention strategy must account for growing demand for flexible working, say experts
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Tuesday
12th Sep 2023
Support staff at thousands of schools to vote on strikes
Union representing teaching assistants, lunchtime supervisors, caretakers and admin staff could launch walkouts over pay from November
Competitive pay ‘crucial’ for teacher supply, warns OECD
England’s secondary school teachers saw their pay fall by 3% in real terms between 2015 to 2022, report finds
Friday
8th Sep 2023
Strikes: Which parts of Scotland will be affected?
School support staff are set to stage three days of strike action across Scotland towards the end of September
6 issues causing concern for school governors and trustees
A new NGA survey sheds light on the issues dominating the agenda in governors meetings – and how they are responding