Pay & Conditions

The latest news and analysis on teacher pay and school staff working conditions, including pay rise negotiations, pay scales, pensions and more

Today

10th Jan 2025

Deadline set for action on ‘glacial’ contact-time policy
Three-and-a-half years since ministers promised to cut teachers’ weekly class-contact time by 90 minutes, Scottish teaching unions have set a tight deadline for progress
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Yesterday

9th Jan 2025

NEU to launch indicative ballot over 2.8% pay rise recommendation
Union could move to formal ballot if teachers show willingness to take industrial action over pay
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Wednesday

8th Jan 2025

Schools bill passes second reading as Phillipson praises trusts
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was heavily scrutinised during a fractious debate in Parliament. Here’s everything you need to know
Bridget Phillipson

Friday

3rd Jan 2025

Teachers are owed millions in overpaid tax, says EIS
The union is calling on the UK government to repay the tax ‘as a matter of urgency’ following an impasse lasting ‘many months’
EIS: ‘Teachers owed millions of pounds in overpaid tax’

Saturday

28th Dec 2024

Could a four-day week work in schools?
As more schools in the US move to four-day weeks in a bid to save money and boost recruitment and retention, Irena Barker looks at how the model is working – and whether it could make sense in the UK
Can a four-day week work in schools?

Monday

23rd Dec 2024

How non-specialist teaching became an everyday challenge
Teaching out of subject is a growing issue in schools, much to the concern of some experts. But how did we get here? And what does it mean for staff?
How non-specialist teaching became an everyday challenge in schools
Are primary teachers the answer to the secondary recruitment crisis?
The primary sector is set to be underpopulated by pupils, while the secondary sector is struggling to recruit teachers. Could encouraging primary teachers to work in secondaries solve both issues?
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Sunday

22nd Dec 2024

Why phased retirement could be key to the workforce crisis
Encouraging more teachers to take phased retirement could help retain staff, boost the shift to flexible working and reduce the exodus of school leaders, finds Grainne Hallahan
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Tuesday

17th Dec 2024

Schools minister refuses to rule out trust pay cuts
Catherine McKinnell would only say that teachers with pay deals outside of national guidelines should not face ‘detriment’ due to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Who is shadow schools minister Catherine McKinnell?
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Friday

13th Dec 2024

Unions: Workload pressures at ‘crisis point’
In joint evidence to School Teachers’ Review Body, education unions also call for reverse to real-terms pay cuts
Unions: Workload pressures at ‘crisis point’

Thursday

12th Dec 2024

Unions warn Phillipson 2.8% pay rise would derail recruitment plans
The increase would be ‘a real-terms pay cut’ and undermine the government’s target to recruit 6,500 teachers, a letter from four main education unions tells education secretary
Unions warn Phillipson 2.8 per cent pay rise would derail recruitment plans

Wednesday

11th Dec 2024

Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like?
After the government’s announcement of a 5.5 per cent pay rise for teachers in England, here are the pay scales for the current academic year
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