Unions

The latest news and analysis on teaching unions in the UK, including teacher strikes, pay disputes, industrial action and more

Friday

5th Jan 2024

Ofsted pause: Inspections to restart on 22 January
Headteachers and trust leaders back return as watchdog promises to publish its response to the coroner’s Regulation 28 report relating to Ruth Perry’s death on 19 January
Stop sign
‘Vital’ that pay offer attracts more teachers
After strike action over teacher pay in 2023, the EIS calls for less ‘stalling’ over salary increases this time round
Attracting teachers bees flowers

Friday

29th Dec 2023

Call to reverse ‘deep cuts’ to education in Scotland
Amid disappointment over a lack of new ideas for education in this month’s Scottish Budget, campaigners aim to step up their drive for more money and resources
Hanging tea bags

Wednesday

27th Dec 2023

EIS calls for free school meals for all pupils
Christmas holidays underline the argument for universal free school meals, says Scotland’s biggest teaching union
EIS calls for free school meals for all pupils

Thursday

21st Dec 2023

Teacher pay body warned to ‘assert its independence’
Unions tell teacher pay body not to feel ‘constrained’ after Gillian Keegan asks it to take financial pressures into account in recommending pay rise for 2024-25
Don’t feel ‘constrained’ by tight school budgets, Teacher pay body warned

Monday

18th Dec 2023

Northern Ireland teachers announce new strike action
Five unions are set to take part in the 24-hour teacher strike over pay in January
Teacher strike

Friday

15th Dec 2023

How England lost its teachers - and how it can get them back
England is suffering an acute undersupply of teachers, and more are leaving than ever before. Matilda Martin investigates why this is happening and whether the trend can be turned around
How did the recruitment and retention crisis happen - and is it fixable?

Monday

11th Dec 2023

Ruth Perry: Heads’ leaders call for pause to Ofsted inspections
ASCL and NAHT say a pause would allow ‘meaningful action to be taken’ following the inquest into the death of Ruth Perry
NAHT and ASCL general secretaries have issued a joint call for Ofsted inspections to be paused after the inquest into the death of headteacher Ruth Perry.

Wednesday

6th Dec 2023

DfE can’t yet give end date for RAAC crisis, MPs told
The education secretary, answering MPs’ questions on a range of issues, says some schools are still waiting for a second RAAC building survey
Gillian Keegan select committee

Friday

1st Dec 2023

Call to tackle air pollution in every city school in Scotland
Air-quality monitors in schools are essential for the health of pupils and staff, a teaching union will say this weekend
Call to tackle air pollution in every city school in Scotland

Wednesday

29th Nov 2023

New strike rules will spark High Court battle, heads warn
ASCL leader says he expects DfE plan to impose minimum service levels in schools during teacher strikes to be challenged in the High Court
High court battle looms over teacher strike rules
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Tuesday

28th Nov 2023

Teacher strike changes: what the DfE said today
The DfE has published its proposals for maintaining minimum service levels in schools during strikes – here’s what they mean for staff and leaders
DfE strike plans: what schools need to know