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Education Secretary Gillian Keegan delivers a speech during the Conservative Party annual conference at the Manchester Central convention complex, October 2, 2023
EDUCATION Secretary Gillian Keegan appears to have suggested she is not in charge of the school teachers’ pay review process in a letter to NASUWT.
The teaching union shared its fears that the move is deliberately designed to pave the way for further real-terms pay cuts for staff as it shared Ms Keegan’s letter today.
Last week, NASUWT opened a dispute with the education secretary over delays in issuing a remit to the School Teachers’ Pay Review Body, which is important for school leaders to plan their budgets.
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
