FOUND: 4 - What They Never Told You

Teaching union members back further strike action over pay

The National Education Union will decide next steps over pay and funding at its annual conference in Bournemouth next week

Evening Standard · Mar 29, 2024

Guidance on treatment of transgender pupils poses legal risks, say unions

Teachers and school leaders in England call government proposals vague, leaving them vulnerable to losing court cases

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024

Call for action as Raac identified for first time at Northern Ireland school

Eight classrooms at Cairnshill Primary in Belfast have been deemed unsafe.

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023

How asbestos could slow efforts to fix crumbling concrete in English schools

Work to tackle Raac could expose asbestos that remains in buildings despite being banned in the 1990s

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

Union reports nine out of 10 teachers experiencing rise in pupil violence

A TEACHER reported being left unconscious after being hit with a scooter and kicked in the chest by a pupil, as research from a teaching union…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 22, 2023

Relief as teachers in England settle for 6.5% – but there may be battles ahead

While many welcome the end of strike action, the campaign for fair pay and better funding for state schools looks set to continue

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

Co-ordinated strike action by teachers in autumn off as unions accept pay rise

But the NASUWT teaching union has said it remains committed to industrial action in the autumn despite the Government’s pay offer.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

Opposition grows among teachers to 6.5% pay offer in England

Union members are concerned about funding for the below-inflation increase and the lack of a long-term agreement

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023

Hundreds of teachers to strike over colleague’s dismissal after ‘breaking up pupil fight’

Teachers are said to be angry with the way Swansea Council officials have handled the case

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2023

Education minister says no cuts to key services despite teacher pay increase

Gillian Keegan said it was important that schools did not have to fund higher wages from existing budgets

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023