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Teaching union warns politicians: It is time to pay up

Scotland’s largest teaching union is demanding a pay offer is made to the country’s teachers following delays. A pay settlement for 2022/23 was expected to be applied from April, but the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) says local authority ...

13 May 2022 at 13:25

Scotland’s largest teaching union accepts pay deal to end strikes

Members of Scotland’s largest teaching union have voted to accept a pay deal, ending its long-running campaign of school strikes. Teachers with the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) backed the sixth deal put to them, which will see a 7% pay ...

10 Mar 2023 at 13:03

Pupils in key constituencies face six extra days of ‘targeted’ teacher strikes

Children attending school in the constituencies of key politicians including Scotland’s First Minister will face an extra six days of disruption to their education as teachers take “targeted” strike action. Many schools in the five affected ...

16 Feb 2023 at 15:12

Scotland

Minister defends vow to claw back money from councils to protect teacher numbers

There is no alternative to protect teacher numbers other than threatening to claw back money from councils if it is used elsewhere, the Education Secretary has said. Shirley-Anne Somerville defended her approach to teacher numbers, after a ...

22 Feb 2023 at 11:15

Scotland

College budget cut necessary to fund teachers’ pay settlement, says minister

A minister has acknowledged the “disappointment and concern” from universities and colleges after £46 million was cut from their budget to fund teachers’ pay demands. Graeme Dey, the minister for higher and further education, said “tough ...

17 May 2023 at 11:28

Zahawi vows to honour pledge on teachers’ pay

New Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has said he will honour a pledge made as education secretary to raise teachers’ starting salaries by 9%. The morning after taking on his new role, he told BBC Breakfast: “My submission to the pay review body ...

06 Jul 2022 at 10:31

Teachers say Zahawi must not ‘interfere’ over pay

Teachers’ leaders have called on new Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi not to “interfere” over the issue of pay. In a letter to the Cabinet minister, Patrick Roach, general secretary of the NASUWT teaching union, said it was “extremely ...

06 Jul 2022 at 15:44

Teachers’ leaders say 5% rise for experienced staff is ‘unacceptable’

Teachers’ leaders have said Government plans to give most teachers a pay rise of 5% do not “come close” to what is needed. On Friday, The Telegraph reported that education secretary Nadhim Zahawi is planning to give early ...

01 Jul 2022 at 15:17

Starmer says UK finances in ‘very poor state’ as he risks row with unions on pay

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer risks an early confrontation with unions as he prepares to face down demands for bumper pay increases. Ministers will soon have to respond to recommendations from the pay review bodies ...

12 Jul 2024 at 11:56

Fully funded 5.5% pay rise for teachers hailed important ‘first step’ by unions

A fully funded 5.5% uplift to the salaries of teachers and headteachers in England is an important “first step” in reversing real-terms pay cuts which school staff have faced, union leaders said. The Government has ...

29 Jul 2024 at 18:26

Talks to take place as teaching union warns pay offer ‘simply isn’t enough’

Union leaders are calling on the Scottish Government to find extra cash for teachers’ pay, as they prepare for wage talks from next week. Andrea Bradley, general secretary of the Educational Institute of Scotland ...

06 Jun 2024 at 09:28

Northern Ireland

Teachers offered 5.5% pay rise in ‘enhanced package’

Teachers in Northern Ireland have been offered a 5.5% pay rise as part of what has been described as an “enhanced package”. It comes after teachers rejected a previous offer in February, with some expressing ...

19 Mar 2025 at 19:02

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