Pay & Conditions
The latest news and analysis on teacher pay and school staff working conditions, including pay rise negotiations, pay scales, pensions and more
Wednesday
15th Feb 2023
Teacher strikes: Further walkouts could be on the cards
NEU leader indicates more strike dates could be announced as latest talks end without a new pay offer being made
Teacher pay talks: Still ‘no new offer’ from DfE
One union leader warns that ‘unless there is tangible progress’ on pay it could lead to further strikes and balloting by other unions
Welsh teacher pay offer rejected
Teachers in Wales had been offered a 6.5% rise this year and a one-off payment – but NEU says offer ‘simply not good enough’
Unions do not expect to reach teacher pay deal today
Leader of the biggest teaching union says he doesn’t have ‘a great deal of expectation’ going into today’s pay talks with the education secretary
Teacher pay offer is a ‘tiny baby step’
A new teacher pay offer was put to unions in Scotland last night – but it falls short of the pay rise striking school staff were demanding
Tuesday
14th Feb 2023
Council bosses agree to offer teachers 11.5% rise over 2 years
Offer falls short of Scottish teaching unions’ campaign for a 10% rise over one year
Pay talks: ‘Dithering’ will ‘deepen teachers’ anger’, Keegan warned
Teachers’ unions are set to meet education secretary Gillian Keegan tomorrow morning as further strikes over pay loom
Friday
10th Feb 2023
Keegan repeats claim about teachers being ‘in the top earners’
Education secretary also reveals that the government would ‘look at’ the law on union members informing heads of their plan to take strike action
New Scottish teacher pay deal expected next week
The Scottish government is expected to sign off new money for an improved offer next week – but will it be sufficient to suspend strike action?
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Teacher strikes: Unions to meet with Gillian Keegan next week
Union leader says ‘there is still time to avoid the strikes’ at the end of the month if the DfE comes up with a ‘fully funded’ pay proposal
Exams could be targeted by unions in next wave of action
The delivery of school qualifications relies on ‘teacher goodwill’ but that could be withdrawn if there is no movement on pay, says union boss