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
23rd Mar 2023
Private and state schools ‘should share new teachers’
High-profile former private school head says a joint teacher recruitment scheme would provide a ‘soft landing’ into teaching for graduates who are ‘scared’
We need a long-term strategy to tackle this recruitment crisis
With new data revealing the scale of the teacher recruitment difficulties, the NFER’s Jack Worth says a clear strategy is needed to attract more people into teaching – especially as other professions are now offering flexible working
Recruitment crisis: DfE set to miss 2023-24 targets
The rise in teacher pay must ‘exceed’ 4.1 per cent for next year to address the recruitment crisis, warns the NFER, as forecast reveals further teacher trainee slump
Wednesday
22nd Mar 2023
Private school’s teachers could go on landmark strike over pensions
Unions are warning more Scottish independent schools could forcibly remove teachers from the scheme using ‘fire and rehire tactics’ if the current action is successful
Half of Scottish councils to tax teacher backpay at higher 2023-24 rate
Some Scottish teachers could end up hundreds of pounds worse off as a result of payroll arrangements in their area – we reveal which councils will pay backpay at this year’s tax rates
Teacher pay: Union calls for long-term deal
ASCL calls for commitment to reverse teacher salary decline in its submission to the pay review body
Revealed: Teacher vacancy regional hotspots
Which regions have seen the biggest rise in secondary teacher job adverts? 91¶¶Òõ investigates
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Thursday
16th Mar 2023
Teacher strikes LIVE: latest updates for schools
The NEU teaching union is holding the second of its last two planned strike days today, with teacher members walking out across England. You can find regular updates here
Weekly round-up: Strikes, pay talks and the Budget
This week’s essential news and analysis includes the reaction to the latest national teacher strikes, the start of ‘intensive’ pay talks and a big Budget announcement on primary schools