9 key findings from the 2022 school workforce census Record number of teachers quit, vacancies rocket and sickness soars – everything you need to know about the state of the school workforce
Teacher retention commission: 8 proposals to stem exodus Report calls for review of teacher hours, retention targets and sabbaticals for headteachers every five years
ASCL confirms date for first national strike ballot in union’s history ASCL members in England will be asked to vote on strike action over the long-running teacher pay dispute from June 19 to July 31
Educational psychologists to ballot for strikes over ‘real-terms pay cut’ ‘Poor pay and conditions have resulted in an unprecedented recruitment and retention crisis, as workloads spiral’
Publish full leaked teacher pay recommendation, unions tell Keegan Full STRB report should be published now following reports of proposed 6.5% rise, leaders say
NEU members vote to reject DfE pay offer Further strikes planned from later this month, and conference to vote on additional action and a re-ballot of members
Keegan’s ‘final’ pay offer: What schools need to know Union members are now voting on the offer, which leaders have described as ‘inadequate’
Support staff could strike as unions plan ballots over pay deal Unison and GMB are urging members to reject employers’ ‘final’ pay offer, threatening walkouts in maintained schools and academies
Support staff unions demand £15 minimum wage and inflation-busting pay rise Unison, Unite and GMB want a 12.7 per cent pay hike from April – and allowances for all support staff working with SEND pupils