General
Wednesday
5th Apr 2023
Nearly one in five teachers have taken second jobs
Almost a quarter of teachers say they skip meals in survey revealing ‘stark reality’ of how cost of living is affecting school staff, according to union
Headteachers vote to reject pay offer
A third education union has rejected the government’s proposed pay deal for teachers – and most members say they would take industrial action
Tuesday
4th Apr 2023
Level up pay across UK or lose teachers, DfE warned
The government’s pay offer would leave experienced teachers in England more than £10k worse off than in Scotland, hitting retention in bordering counties, heads warn
Northern Irish teachers to strike later this month
Full day of action in Northern Ireland follows half-day strike in February, and is likely to see most schools close
Return to pre-Covid assessment puts ‘procedures before welfare’
Scottish Qualifications Authority insists that bringing back coursework ‘provides learners with a more balanced approach to assessment’
NEU votes for more summer strikes
The teaching union plans three more days of action and will re-ballot members on whether to extend strikes until after Christmas
ASCL members reject government pay offer
School leaders’ union follows NEU teaching union in turning down the proposed deal, and will now discuss the option of industrial action
Monday
3rd Apr 2023
NEU tables urgent vote on strikes from September
Teachers at the NEU teaching union annual conference are also set to debate the possibility of a 4-day strike during key stage 2 Sats week
Inside ‘the most expensive school in the world’
Only a tiny proportion of the world’s children could afford to attend Institut auf dem Rosenberg, so what sort of advantages can they expect for their families’ huge outlay? Henry Hepburn travelled to Switzerland to find out
NEU rejects government’s teacher pay offer
This means that two new national strike dates will go ahead on 27 April and 2 May
Half of teachers in England say workload is unmanageable
NEU teaching union survey finds more than 75 per cent of teachers feel stressed at work for the majority of the time