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Teachers’ pay scales rise by 1% but ‘significantly higher’ increase needed

Teachers’ pay scales will shift by just 1 per cent from September, but government advisers have warned of the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England and Wales from September 2016

Nicky Morgan has said she intends to accept the recommendations of the School Teachers’ Review Body on teachers’ pay. They have...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Teachers’ strike disrupts a third of schools but only 12 per cent closed

About a third of schools in England were fully or partially closed as a result of a walkout of teachers...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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