Unions

The latest news and analysis on teaching unions in the UK, including teacher strikes, pay disputes, industrial action and more

Sunday

28th Dec 2025

Why 2026 will be a pivotal year for the school workforce
The convergence of numerous decisions on pay, funding and workforce will mean the risk of industrial action is high this calendar year, writes Alistair Wood
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Wednesday

17th Dec 2025

Warning of ‘cognitive decline’ if schools miss out on AI development
England’s biggest education union voices fears following the announcement that a Google subsidiary is looking to adapt its chatbot for use in schools
Warning of cognitive impact if schools miss out on AI development
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Tuesday

16th Dec 2025

Impact of huge rise in ASN numbers highlighted by teachers
Teachers ‘struggle to deal with the diverse demands placed upon them’, warns EIS union as it points to the stress and workload associated with additional support needs
Impact of huge rise in ASN numbers highlighted by teacher survey

Thursday

11th Dec 2025

Plan to deliver 6,500 more teachers delayed
Government had aimed to publish its plan to fulfil its manifesto promise by the end of the year – but now tells Tes this will be released along with its White Paper
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Thursday

4th Dec 2025

Lowered secondary teacher recruitment target is still missed
While primary has exceeded its goal for postgraduate teacher recruitment, secondary is still below the target, government data shows
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Tuesday

2nd Dec 2025

Most schools taking steps to be LGBT+ inclusive, poll finds
However, a union leader warned that there is still more to do to ensure all schools are promoting an inclusive environment
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Monday

1st Dec 2025

NEU to hold indicative ballot over potential strike
The teaching union warns it will take ‘whatever action necessary’ in face of school funding pressures
NEU general secretary Daniel Kebede.

Friday

28th Nov 2025

School staff shortages ‘harming pupils’ education and safety’
Support staff union warns that shortages are ‘unsustainable’, with three in five staff reporting having fewer colleagues than a year ago
School staffing shortages ‘harming pupils' education and safety’

Wednesday

26th Nov 2025

NEU weighs up strike action over ‘continued school underfunding’
England’s biggest education union warns it ‘will not accept another pay cut’ in response to today’s Budget
NEU weighs up strike action over 'continued school underfunding'

Tuesday

25th Nov 2025

Heads’ union loses appeal against Ofsted ruling
The NAHT had appealed against a decision not to grant a judicial review into the launch of new Ofsted school inspections
The NAHT are to appeal a decision to turn down their bid for a judicial review against the way Ofsted launched its new inspections.
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Teacher contact time plans include assemblies, tech and timetabling
Scottish government proposals also call for pilot schemes to ‘begin immediately’ but councils have ‘significant concerns’ about cost and impact – and, along with unions, say they’ve been blindsided
Contact time plans include assemblies, tech and timetabling
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Ofsted’s new inspections cause ‘greater stress’, warn heads
But schools taking part in the first inspections under the new report-card system also report that the process feels more collaborative
ASCL has raised concerns after feedback from the first set of volunteer inspections.