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Members of the National Education Union (NEU) take part in a rally through Westminster to Parliament Square, London, as teachers stage walkouts across England in an ongoing dispute over pay, July 5, 2023
TEACHERS in England have voted for industrial action in autumn, their union the NASUWT announced today as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is yet to make a final decision on public-sector pay.
The government is still considering whether to accept the recommendations of independent pay review bodies to offer millions of workers rises or reject the suggestions on the grounds of affordability.
Independent review bodies have reportedly recommended that teachers should receive a 6.5 per cent pay rise for 2023-24, while police officers, prison officers and junior doctors should all get 6 per cent or more.
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
