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Teacher pay: NASUWT could ballot members within weeks

Conference passes motion for 'immediate' move to a ballot if government doesn't 'fully-fund' its 2025 pay offer

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Unions

Matt Wrack confirmed as next NASUWT general secretary

Former Fire Brigades Union chief becomes first union boss without an education background

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

NASUWT would ballot if DfE rejects higher STRB pay recommendation

Conference also seeks 'immediate' ballot if pay award is not 'fully-funded'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Unions

NASUWT members seek public dismissal of NEU merger

NEU members voted to 'redouble' efforts to form a single education union earlier this week

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

NEU squares up to sister unions over support staff recruitment

Conference votes to 'actively' recruit support staff, in defiance of an agreement not to

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Labour MPs ‘will pay high political price’ over teacher pay, vows Kebede

NEU leader pledges to campaign in MPs' constituencies if teachers don't get an improved and fully-funded pay settlement

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Schools buy families bedding and microwaves as child poverty bites

Leaders also report helping families with heating bills and subsidising holiday club provision for disabled children

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

NEU vows to fight United Learning’s controversial pensions plan

Union will encourage members to ballot for industrial action against plans by country's largest trust

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

NEU could strike this autumn if pay offer remains ‘unacceptable’

Union wants above-inflation improvement on DfE's proposed 2.8% rise, along with full funding for schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker