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Black teachers paid less and underrepresented at leadership level, NEU report finds
Daniel Kebede, the General Secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), joins a picket line at Regent High School in northwest London, as NEU teaching members stage walkouts across England in an ongoing dispute over pay, July 5, 2023

BLACK teachers are paid less than their white counterparts and remain under-represented at leadership levels, a new National Education Union (NEU) report has revealed.

Figures obtained via a freedom of information request also showed black teachers are more likely to be pushed from the profession through workplace discrimination.

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