Unions
The latest news and analysis on teaching unions in the UK, including teacher strikes, pay disputes, industrial action and more
Monday
7th Oct 2024
Patrick Roach stepping down as NASUWT general secretary
Teaching union general secretary says new government will give his successor the chance to ‘make their mark’
Unions call for urgent DfE action on pay, workload and funding
Teacher and school leader unions call for future pay increases to be significantly above RPI inflation, and oppose any introduction of targeted pay
NEU reps to push for home PPA time in academy trusts
NEU general secretary Daniel Kebede also says it will be up to the union to make a case for ‘the supposed freedoms of trusts’ to be curtailed over this parliament
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Monday
30th Sep 2024
Phillipson asks how teacher pay can support more flexibility
It is unlikely the 2025-26 pay award will be announced before maintained schools set their budgets, the education secretary warns – but vows to reset timelines for 2026-27
Give LAs more time to address SEND deficits, union says
The NASUWT teaching union calls on the chancellor to relieve some of the pressure on local authorities created by high-needs block deficits
Friday
27th Sep 2024
Violence in schools in focus again after Fife EIS survey
Teachers report growing concerns about abuse from parents on social media amid what the union describes as a ‘sustained crisis’ of violence and aggression in many schools
Delay private school fee VAT charge or lose teachers ‘permanently’
Headteachers’ and teachers’ leaders have urged ministers to delay implementation of the government’s school fee levy to next September, and to carry out an impact assessment
Wednesday
11th Sep 2024
Sixth-form teachers to vote on strikes over pay
NEU announces a formal strike ballot over pay for members at 40 sixth-form colleges
Scottish teacher pay offer backed by EIS members
Heavy vote in favour of 4.27 per cent pay rise after a week-long online ballot, with result described as ‘very clear mandate’