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
11th Jan 2023
Secondary heads play down impact of strike action on exams
Despite the teacher strike over pay closing secondary schools across Scotland today, heads say schools had plenty of time to reschedule preliminary exams
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Monday
9th Jan 2023
Scottish teacher strikes to go ahead as planned tomorrow
Strike action will also take place on Wednesday after no new teacher pay offer was tabled
Ministers warned time is running out to avert teacher strike threat
Unions set to hold more talks with DfE over pay but one leader said they have heard nothing to dissuade them from taking industrial action
Pay talks: Ministers urged to find more money for teachers
Union leaders to meet education secretary Gillian Keegan today amid looming threat of strikes in schools over pay
Friday
6th Jan 2023
Teacher pay body has its ‘arms tied’, says governors’ chief
Emma Knights calls for shake-up of teacher pay review system to make it ‘more independent’ of government
Nearly 7 in 10 ASCL members want strike vote
The union’s general secretary says the results show the ‘strength of feeling’ among members
New strike laws will ‘inflame’ disputes, warns EIS boss
Teacher strike action over pay is already underway in Scotland but ‘meaningful negotiation’ is the way to resolve disputes – not legislation, says Andrea Bradley
Thursday
5th Jan 2023
Ministers hold off on full anti-strike powers over schools
Government to consult on minimum safety levels in education in the event of strikes, if voluntary deals cannot be struck with unions
Labour would axe new strike laws, says Starmer
Labour leader says government is ‘all over the show’ in response to reports that the prime minister is prioritising anti-strike laws