Pay & Conditions

Education secretary hosts more than 150 school and wider education sector guests at the DfE, after pledge to ‘reset the relationship with the profession’

Tes takes a closer look at the gaps in the new Labour government’s manifesto pledges for schools

Unions blame ‘delay and prevarication’ of councils and government – and say the new settlement date of 1 August will not be met

This week’s essential education news includes a Tes investigation into the number of academies paying teachers above the national rate and a warning about schools facing rising complaints

Does your school pay teachers more than the nationally set scale? Check our interactive map to find out

Which academies deviate from the national teacher pay scale, and is this affecting other schools’ ability to recruit?

New government data reveals the state of teacher recruitment, retention, pay and more – Ellen Peirson-Hagger picks through the points

The offer is described as falling ‘far short of expectations’ – now there is only a short window of opportunity for a pay settlement by 1 August

A lawyer explains why Labour’s proposed tax plans have got private schools considering their options on staff pay – but the law is clear on what actions they can and cannot take

Bringing paternity pay in line with maternity pay would bring schools and trusts in line with similar public sector institutions that recognise the value in this approach, says Emma Sheppard

In this edition of our Big Debate webinar, three trust leaders discuss the increasing range of flexible working opportunities on offer to their staff. But are initiatives like these enough to attract more teachers into the profession?

Union and academy trust leaders warn situation means schools can’t plan their budgets for September