Pay & Conditions
The latest news and analysis on teacher pay and school staff working conditions, including pay rise negotiations, pay scales, pensions and more
Friday
25th Nov 2022
EIS announces further strike action as pay dispute escalates
Strike action to take place over 16 consecutive days in January and February, with teachers in two local authorities walking out each day
School support staff buying food for pupils
School support staff are skipping meals themselves in the cost-of-living crisis but buying food, stationery and other items for pupils, says Unison
Research shows 3 in 4 teaching assistants face pupil violence
Union warns TAs are suffering broken bones, torn ligaments and bites while doing their job
Thursday
24th Nov 2022
Scottish teacher pay strikes: another union rejects latest offer
On the day the EIS calls teachers out for the first national pay strike since the 1980s, the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association condemns ‘pathetic’ offer
Memories of 1980s pay strikes show why teachers must get a fair deal
Teachers had no choice but to go on strike, and experience from action in the 1980s shows the impact is painful for all, says this recently retired headteacher
Scottish primary heads: It’s time ‘to make our voices heard’
Headteachers must juggle school budgets all the time – primary heads are calling on government and councils to do the same and make them a better pay offer to stop strike action
Revealed: MAT group’s warning on ‘stricken duck’ schools
The influential Queen Street Group of multi-academy trusts pledges to support small MATs and help more women to become leaders