News

Schools to be ‘named and shamed’ over unfair pay practices

Academy trusts, schools and councils will be “named and shamed” over “unreasonable and unfair” pay policies, the National Union...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Teachers could strike over plan to make all schools academies

Teachers could strike over plans to turn all schools into academies, a leading teaching union has said. The leadership...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Increase pay for new teachers but extend probation to 3 years, social mobility commission demands

Teachers’ pay should be overhauled and their probation periods extended to three years, the government’s social mobility commission has...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

There will be 1 million more pupils by 2024 – but here’s why we won’t have enough teachers

As pupil numbers rise, schools say they are perilously short of teachers – Kevin Courtney explains why. Much is...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Government reveals 485 teachers on £65k+ as recruitment advert investigation continues

Hundreds of teachers are paid £65,000-a-year or more, the Department for Education has revealed as an investigation into complaints that it...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
In Short

New members join teacher pay review body

Three new members have joined the body tasked with recommending pay levels and working times for teachers. The School...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

‘Precious little’ to tackle money, teacher and pay challenges

The political context for education over the next five years can be summed up crudely as ‘more pupils and...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Teaching unions join thousands in London pay protest marches

Hundreds of teachers from across the country joined colleagues from the public sector today to protest for pay increases....

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott