Unions

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

Thursday

12th Oct 2023

Unions demand DfE restores £370m per-pupil funding
The national funding formula allocations for schools were revised down last week after the DfE announced a technical error in processing pupil numbers
DfE told to honour NFF summer commitment

Monday

9th Oct 2023

Call for maximum 35-hour week for teachers
Union wants a ‘New Deal for Teachers’ including ‘real-terms pay restoration’ and action to cut workload and improve teacher-pupil ratios
Call for maximum 35-hour week for teachers
Unions set to question DfE over school funding error
It comes after the NEU’s Daniel Kebede said that there were ‘grounds to reopen’ the teacher pay and funding dispute
Headteachers' leaders are set to demand answers from DfE over the school funding error

Sunday

8th Oct 2023

Remove all asbestos within 40 years, teaching unions warn
A coalition of trade unions is calling for the material, which has been linked to cancer, to be removed from all public buildings, including schools
Remove all asbestos within 40 years, teaching unions warn

Thursday

5th Oct 2023

Heads question supervised school toothbrushing plan
Labour has said it will introduce supervised toothbrushing in schools as part of plans to improve the nation’s oral health
The school leaders' union NAHT has questioned a plan to introduce supervised toothbrushing in schools.

Monday

2nd Oct 2023

Keegan mobile ban ‘unnecessary’ and ‘desperate’, say unions
Gillian Keegan is the latest education secretary to announce a ban on mobile phones in schools after the decision was previously left to headteachers
Keegan mobile phone ban 'unnecessary', say unions

Wednesday

27th Sep 2023

Why support staff are critical to high-quality education
Support staff are integral to the smooth running of schools – paying them properly is about fairness and decency, but also making sure children thrive
Why support staff are critical to high-quality education

Tuesday

26th Sep 2023

Pepe Di’Iasio confirmed as ASCL general secretary
Mr Di’Iasio will become general secretary when Geoff Barton steps down in April 2024
Pepe Di’Iasio confirmed as ASCL general secretary
Wealthier pupils saw ‘steepest fall’ in mental health
Findings show more mental health support is needed for pupils ‘across the social spectrum’, says teaching union boss
Wealthier pupils saw ‘steepest fall’ in mental health

Monday

25th Sep 2023

School buildings need at least £4.4bn extra a year, PM told
RAAC crisis has shone a light on chronic underfunding for school buildings, unions and governors tell Rishi Sunak
RAAC WALL STENCIL

Friday

22nd Sep 2023

Latest advice for teachers as Scottish schools prepare for strikes
We round up advice from teaching unions and school leader bodies, as public sector unions prepare for strike action that will affect many schools for three days next week
The advice for teachers and school leaders as many Scottish schools prepare for strike action

Thursday

21st Sep 2023

‘Little or no progress’ on class-contact time promise
Call for ‘clarity on the precise details’ of plan to reduce Scottish teachers’ time with classes by 90 minutes a week
Dusty clocks