Pay & Conditions
The latest news and analysis on teacher pay and school staff working conditions, including pay rise negotiations, pay scales, pensions and more
Thursday
13th Jul 2023
Teachers offered 6.5% pay deal
The government has accepted the STRB’s recommendation for teacher pay in England
Strikes: Use of supply staff during walkouts ruled unlawful
Unions have won a High Court legal challenge against the government over a law allowing the use of supply staff to cover staff taking industrial action
Succumbing to the lure of international teaching
An experienced teacher explains why he wanted to spend his later career years working abroad – and why schools in the UK need to get smart about hiring those returning home
Wednesday
12th Jul 2023
Teacher strikes: NASUWT members back walkouts
Union to launch continuous action short of strikes commencing in September and consider strike dates
‘Increasing secondary pay over primary could fix supply issues’
This ‘radical’ option is among many that a new NFER report considers, writes Sarah Tang
Teacher pay: 6.5% rise ‘unlikely’ to make ‘significant difference’
New research report says a full correction on teacher pay would need a 16.5 per cent rise for 2024
Tuesday
11th Jul 2023
Recruitment and retention crisis: 5 things MPs told today
MPs were warned about the challenges of running teaching apprenticeships and the lure of £40k starting salaries into other graduate professions
Teacher strikes: 6 findings on attendance last week
Data from 10,000 schools has been analysed by FFT Education Datalab to assess the impact of two days of strikes last week