Despite being holidays, it’s been another big week in education. Catch up on all your must-read Tes content from the past seven days right here:
NEU rejects government’s teacher pay offer
On Monday it was announced that members of the biggest teaching union had voted overwhelmingly to reject the government’s pay offer.
NEU votes for more summer strikes
On Tuesday, members of the NEU, at their annual conference in Harrogate, voted to begin a re-ballot to extend the legal mandate for strike action until after Christmas. Members also voted in support of a three-day strike in late June or early July.
ASCL members reject government pay offer
The Association of School and College Leaders has voted to reject the government’s pay offer, warning that moving to a formal ballot on industrial action is “an option that will be discussed”.
Headteachers vote to reject pay offer
Members of the NAHT school leaders’ union have voted to reject the government’s teacher pay offer, with the majority indicating support for industrial action.
Level up pay across UK or lose teachers, DfE warned
A growing teacher pay gap between England, Scotland and Wales will worsen recruitment and retention in English schools that fall within commuting distance of the other two nations, headteachers fear.
The ‘average’ problem in the teacher pay dispute
Tes this week examined the government’s claim that, “on average”, a 4 per cent pay rise next year should be affordable for schools. Just 0.5 per cent of the proposed overall 4.5 per cent pay award for 2023-24 would come through new funding.
Half of teachers say workload is unmanageable
Three-quarters of teachers and more than half of support staff feel stressed at work most of the time, according to research by the NEU.
Ofsted crisis: Call on heads to quit inspection
The NEU called on its leadership members to refuse to participate as Ofsted inspectors “until a full health and safety assessment of the inspection system” has been completed.
Mental health leads: most teachers don’t get enough support
More than eight in 10 teachers in England and Wales do not have sufficient access to a senior mental health lead in their school, college or nursery, a poll shows.
SEND: Teachers struggle to ‘paper over the cracks’ of broken system
Just 3 per cent of teachers believe that pupils with special educational needs or disabilities always receive the educational support to which they are entitled, a survey reveals.
New teachers ‘frustrated’ by repetitive training
Early career teachers are frustrated with the inflexibility of the new government training framework, which they say repeats a lot of the teaching already covered in their initial teacher training courses, a Department for Education report reveals.
