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
25th Nov 2021
Most teachers ‘wouldn’t earn more in different job’
But paying teachers 10 per cent more could improve student grades and wellbeing, research finds
Teacher work stress worsened during 2021 due to Covid
There has been a rise in the number of teachers, school leaders and support staff having symptoms like panic attacks and tearfulness
Monday
22nd Nov 2021
3 key changes needed to keep new teachers in education
Fears of a post-pandemic exodus of new teachers underline why real change is needed to help keep new recruits in the profession for longer, explains Professor Geraint Jones
Teachers to vote on strike at 23 schools over pensions
NEU members at the Girls’ Day School Trust balloted on national walkout over withdrawal from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Friday
19th Nov 2021
Somerville: No timeline yet for cutting contact time
Reducing teachers’ weekly class-contact time by the promised 90 minutes will be ‘challenging’, says education secretary
Schools alone can’t protect teacher mental health
A change in the public perception of teachers is needed so that they stop putting so much pressure on themselves, says Henry Hepburn
Thursday
18th Nov 2021
Gender pay gap in schools ‘widened over past decade’
Heads and experts mark Equal Pay Day by warning of growing divide in schools – especially in more senior positions
Staff absences: Why cover teachers are in short supply
As staff absence rates rise, schools are finding the usual pool of supply teachers is far lower than usual – so what’s going on? James O’Malley spoke to those on the frontline to find out