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Striking members of the National Education Union (NEU) at a rally in central London, during a long-running dispute over pay, March 15, 2023
TEACHING unions have called for real-terms pay cuts to be reversed after the Department for Education claimed that a below-inflation 2.8 per cent pay rise “would be appropriate” for teachers in 2025-26.
The National Education Union (NEU), Community, school leaders’ union NAHT and the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) made a joint submission to the School Teachers Review Body (STRB) today.
The independent body, which makes recommendations on teacher pay in England, is considering the department’s proposal, which sparked threats of strikes by the NEU and NASUWT earlier this week.
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