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
27th May 2022
Need to know: Catch-up, vulnerable pupils and the NIoT
A roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular articles from the past week, including the lowdown on the new £121 million National Institute of Teaching and a look at whether the post-Covid catch-up plan has failed
Exclusive: 4 in 10 would not go into teaching again
Almost half of school staff polled would actively discourage others from going into teaching
Wednesday
25th May 2022
Attendance focus shows why good ventilation in schools still matters
While ventilation was the big topic in the pandemic to reduce infection risks, academics say that if the government want to focus on boosting attendance to further minimise disruption to education, it’s a topic that should be on the agenda again
More than 2 in 3 art teachers ‘considering leaving’ profession
Art and design teachers are unhappy with workload and lack of subject-specific training, finds survey
Friday
20th May 2022
Need to know: ITT reaccreditation, DfE legal action and county lines
A round-up of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular articles from the past week, including how many ITT providers have been reaccredited and what schools can do to help tackle the issue of county lines
Dame Peacock: DfE Covid ‘U-turns’ let teachers down
Exclusive: Chartered College chief plans to tell the UK Covid Public Inquiry how the government left headteachers to cope in ‘isolation’ and put vulnerable teachers ‘at risk’ during the pandemic
Friday
13th May 2022
Revealed: Which new Stem teachers will get levelling up premium
DfE sets out how up to 7,000Â early career teachers will be able to claim the bonus announced by the prime minister last year
Job satisfaction among heads and teachers hits new low
DfE data shows ‘significant decrease’ in teacher and school leader feelings of happiness and ‘worthwhileness’