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
20th Oct 2022
‘Early career framework has no impact on retention’
Survey reveals 4 in 5 new teachers and mentors in schools said support and training are ‘not well-designed’
Violence against TAs: 10 ways schools can tackle the problem
This researcher reveals the extent of violence against teaching assistants in mainstream schools and explains what schools can do to better protect staff and create a culture that refuses to tolerate such incidents
Exclusive: Rise in teachers ‘at risk of suicide’
Plea to the education secretary for action to address the ‘persistent state of stress and burnout’ among teachers
Tuesday
18th Oct 2022
Welsh school leaders to be balloted on strike action
NAHT Cymru is proceeding with a formal strike ballot after an informal vote suggested that 64 per cent of respondents would be willing to strike over pay and funding
School leaders’ union to launch formal ballot on striking over pay
NAHT members will be asked if they support strike action and action short of a strike over pay and funding
Industrial action over teacher pay underway in Northern Ireland
The industrial action will be intensified unless the ‘devastating impact’ of pay erosion is addressed, warn unions
Most parents ‘would back’ teacher industrial action
Research shows public support for teachers taking industrial action over pay, as the NASUWT union prepares to ballot its members
Friday
14th Oct 2022
Need to know: Teacher job cuts, phonics and online safety
Your roundup of 91¶¶̉ơ’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including fears that the government’s spending plans could cost tens of thousands of jobs, and a major research study that casts doubt on a DfE-approved phonics scheme
Teaching unions move closer to strike action as ballots announced
Major announcements on potential strike action have been made by both the NEU and NASUWT teacher unions