Teacher pay rise proposals will ‘exacerbate supply challenges’ The NFER backs higher pay rises, bursaries and bonuses – but secondary teachers should get higher awards than primary ones
NEU threatens strikes if teachers not given inflation-busting pay rise The teachers’ union wants an “undifferentiated” pay rise for all teachers, as inflation soars to 9.1 per cent
Jump in teachers leaving, plus 6 more school workforce findings Thousands more teachers leaving the profession again as pandemic effect wears off, with vacancies at highest since 2010
£3k teachers retention bonuses: How they will work Up to 7,000 early-career computing, maths, physics and chemistry teachers in 2,500 schools will receive retention bonuses
Salary top-ups for new teachers boost retention rates by 23% Findings show bonuses can help fix staff shortages, researchers say, but one in five teachers still leave in some subjects
Best-paid trust CEOs’ wages rise fastest, but some rein in pay The highest-paid have seen bigger pay rises than the rest, with some academy trusts reining in pay even as a government crackdown stalls
DfE top boss handed £278k payout to leave after exams fiasco Jonathan Slater had just eight months left in post, but was pushed out in spate of perm sec departures
Spending review: What schools can expect as pay freeze lifted School leaders welcome end of pay freeze and new SEND funding, but fear no extra cash for wage rises and a new DfE cost-cutting drive
Speed read: ASCL’s blueprint to tackle education’s ‘entrenched injustice’ The school leaders’ union wants wide-ranging reforms, warning studies suggest rich-poor attainment gap ‘may never close’.