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
2nd Feb 2023
How schools dealt with teacher strikes
How did school leaders manage their pupils and staff as NEU teacher-members walked out yesterday as part of strike action over pay?
4 ways private education could make itself (almost) affordable again
In the final part of a series of extracts from the second edition of The State of Independence, Professor Dame Heather McGregor examines new funding and operating models that could help make private education more accessible for many
Wednesday
1st Feb 2023
Teacher strikes: ‘It’s a joke to say we’re letting pupils down’
Teachers on picket lines and rallies told 91¶¶Òõ that they’d rather be in the classroom, but were striking because it’s ‘short-term pain for long-term gain’
More than half of schools fully or partly closed
Less than half of schools across England were reported to be fully open on the first day of teacher strike action
Keegan warned she is ‘on notice’ over further walkouts
Education secretary must ‘step up with concrete and meaningful proposals’ on teachers’ pay to prevent further strikes, say union leaders
Has teacher pay in the UK risen with inflation, and how does it compare?
With teachers in England and Wales taking part in the first day of strike action over pay today, 91¶¶Òõ looks at teacher pay levels across the UK and how they compare with salaries in other countries
Tuesday
31st Jan 2023
Why the road to teacher strikes could have been avoided
For years the government has been warned by its independent review body of the dangers of failing to boost pay and improve the pay structure for teachers – but to no avail. Had it listened, this week’s strike action might never have happened
NEU: ‘Appropriate’ for teachers to withhold strike plans
Union boss was asked whether teachers should tell heads of their plans for tomorrow’s national walkout
Monday
30th Jan 2023
Teacher strike: ‘More than half’ of secondaries to partly close
One in seven schools is set to close to all pupils during the teacher pay strike on Wednesday, a poll suggests
Support staff unions demand 12.7% pay rise
Unions also ask for a flat increase to bring the minimum hourly pay for school support staff to £15 within two years
Last-ditch talks fail to avert teacher strike
Teaching union gears up for a national strike on Wednesday after ‘deeply disappointing’ eleventh-hour negotiations with the education secretary