Pay & Conditions

Experts warn the DfE plan to control trust chief executives’ pay could deter heads from becoming CEOs, and the £174K approval threshold could effectively become a pay ceiling

Government publishes the names of academy trusts it has contacted to demand evidence over pay decisions

The union’s decision comes after it was revealed that schools will have to fund half of next year’s teacher pay rise themselves

Teachers and leaders to be polled on action as findings reveal anger over next year’s 3.5 per cent pay award

Creating a negotiating body for school support staff feels like a sensible step, but it could reduce the flexibility that has made trusts so successful, says CST deputy Steve Rollett

Negotiations come amid growing industrial action by the teaching union, with school leaders telling Tes that disputes have left them feeling ‘distressed’ and ‘exploited’

The education secretary writes for Tes to explain why she hopes new anti-bullying guidance and a negotiating body for support staff will have a real impact for all those in schools

The government is right to tighten oversight of trust executive pay, but the policy must not lead to approval bottlenecks or battles between MATs and ministers, says NGA’s Sam Henson

The ballot of Unison members follows the union’s rejection of a 3.3 per cent pay offer from council employers

The Department for Education has engineered ‘very little’ of a recovery in the teacher workforce, with factors beyond the government’s control playing a big part, says EPI

Academy trust sector body tells members it is ‘testing the legalities’ of the government’s plan to limit MAT senior leaders’ pay

The DfE has told schools they will need to find the first 1 per cent of next year’s teacher pay rise – but this money will be on top of the ‘financial headroom’ the government claims exists in schools’ budgets