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One in 10 UK teachers forced to do second jobs ‘to keep eating’ amid rising costs

Monthly pay does not cover basic outgoings, with many having to drive taxis, clean and do bar work in their spare time

The Guardian - UK

Secretary of State blasted by teaching unions as ‘out of touch’ over spending

Chris Heaton-Harris said the department needed to take action to live within its budget.

The Independent UK

Schools close across Scotland as teachers go on strike over pay

Thousands take part in first national strike for 40 years after dismissing latest pay offer as an ‘insult’

The Guardian - UK

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Teachers at Swansea primary school call off two-day strike linked to allegations of bullying

The strike was called off at the 11th hour

Wales Online

Teaching unions react with fury to Scottish Government’s latest pay offer

Thursday's walk-out is still on after unions called latest offer 'an abject insult'

Insider UK

Edinburgh teachers reject 'insulting' pay offer as walk-out set to go ahead this week

The Scottish Government made a new offer to the EIS (Educational Institute of Scotland) and SSTA (Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association) unions on Tuesday in a bid to prevent industrial action, with the former set to strike this week

Edinburgh Live

Scotland teaching strikes to go ahead as pay offer rejected as 'abject insult'

The Scottish Government made a new offer to the EIS and SSTA on Tuesday in a bid to prevent strikes from going ahead. However, hours after it was tabled, members backed industrial action.

Glasgow Live

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Teaching unions reject latest pay offer branding it an 'abject insult'

Industrial action is set to take place on Thursday, November 24 in schools across Scotland.

Daily Record

Glasgow high school teachers to strike over failure to protect them from 'violent' pupils

Teachers at Bannerman High School are set to strike for 12 days over alleged safety issues caused by violent and disruptive pupils and the council's failure to address the problems.

Glasgow Live

Teachers to strike at Glasgow high school amid claims of 'pupil violence'

Teachers at Bannarmen High School will start the strike in two weeks.

Daily Record

Education Authority pressed to process emergency payments to substitute teachers

Justin McCamphill, NASUWT national official for Northern Ireland, said the move "while overdue is nevertheless welcome"

Belfast Live

Hundreds of thousands of teachers balloted for strikes - risking school closures

Teachers are up in arms over the Government's below-inflation pay offer, with three major education unions expected to formally ballot their members for strike action

Daily Mirror

Teachers threatening strikes told Welsh Government simply can't afford to pay what they want

Welsh Government education minister Jeremy Miles said the unions' 12% pay demand was 'reasonable' but the cash simply isn't there

Wales Online

Health and teaching unions aghast at Jeremy Hunt’s new era of Tory austerity

The chancellor sparked alarm among trade union leaders by promising ‘very difficult decisions’ for government budgets

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Wales Online

Teachers to vote on strike action in row over pay

Members of two unions could walk out

The Guardian - UK

Teachers to vote on strike action over pay across Great Britain

Two largest unions to send ballots to members after rejecting ‘unacceptable’ offers of 5% rise

Wales Online

Teachers in Wales threaten industrial action over pay

The Nasuwt will ballot members later this month unless the 5% pay award offered in July is raised to 12%

The National (Scotland)

Union urges Education Secretary to intervene in teacher pay talks

A TEACHER’S union has urged Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville to intervene in pay talks.

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Wales Online

Teachers give food and clothes to hard-up pupils as cost-of-living crisis worsens

General secretary of teaching union NASUWT described the situation as 'deeply disturbing'

The Independent UK

Survey of teachers on cost-of-living crisis ‘deeply disturbing’ – union

A survey of more than 6,500 teachers found that 15% of them had lent or given money to pupils.

Daily Record

Scots teachers balloted to take strike action over 'insulting 5% pay offer'

The largest teachers' union, the EIS, is urging members to move to strike action in pursuit of a ten per cent pay demand.

The Independent UK

Teachers to vote in strike ballot as union condemns ‘insulting’ pay offer

The EIS said the current offer is effectively ‘a deep and painful real-terms pay cut for Scotland’s hard-working teachers’.

The Guardian - UK

‘Campaigning to keep the lights on’: the desperate plight of England’s schools and universities

Despite their costs going ‘through the roof’, education leaders fear they will be a low priority for the next occupant of No 10

The Guardian - UK

The UK’s new official opposition: how powerful union leaders are taking on the Tories

As the cost of living crisis bites, leaders of barristers to bin collectors are becoming a force to be reckoned with

Belfast Live

Cost of living: Northern Ireland's most vulnerable pupils are 'facing a crisis this winter'

Stark warnings from leading teaching unions ahead of the new school year

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