Home Quote;Opinion Quote;Opinion 17th April 1998, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Quote;Opinion https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quoteopinion-6 Copy Link “Pay teachers the salaries which recognise that without teachers there is no education, education, education” National Union of Teachers general secretary Doug McAvoy addressing delegates at the Blackpool conference Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Keep reading for just £1 per month You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more Weekly round-up: Labour sets out its plans for schools Tes Editorial • 18th July 2024 Weekly round-up: Labour's big schools mission begins Tes Editorial • 11th July 2024 Weekly round-up: What will Labour mean for schools? Tes Editorial • 5th July 2024 General election: what are the 3 main parties' education policies? Cerys Turner • 4th July 2024 Recent Most read Most shared Labour urged to ‘bring forward measures’ to tackle teacher supply News 23 September 2024 Government must get a grip on poverty to help schools Analysis 23 September 2024 Is teaching suffering an identity crisis? Analysis 23 September 2024 Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like? Analysis 29 July 2024 DfE urged to review curriculum panel over Oak links News 18 September 2024 Schools must not use Ofsted logos for this year’s judgements News 17 September 2024 Don’t fixate on Gen Z, look after millennial mother-teachers Analysis 19 September 2024 Why we’re launching a dedicated maths review Analysis 20 September 2024 Labour’s education policy: what schools can expect News 20 September 2024
