Pay & Conditions

Teachers will need at least a 7 per cent increase over three years to keep pace with other professions, says National Foundation for Educational Research

Scottish teachers secured a three-stage pay deal taking them up to the 2026-27 academic year – here Tes details their exact salary rises, as well as those for school leaders, music instructors and educational psychologists

Which teachers are eligible for targeted retention incentive payments, and when they can apply?

Pepe Di’Iasio also tells ministers that SEND reforms will need more investment to succeed

Leaders say the government’s claim that schools can afford teacher pay rises ignores their growing costs, including the prospect of energy price hikes due to the Middle East conflict

Annual rate of support staff leaving is now the highest since current records began in 2011-12, according to the NFER research

Teachers’ union leader calls government projections ‘ludicrous’ and ‘insulting’

NEU union launches indicative strike ballot, as general secretary Daniel Kebede warns ‘schools are running on empty’

Dissatisfaction with pay is the most common reason why support staff are considering walking away, according to evidence submitted to new pay award body

Just 6 per cent of respondents view teaching as a ‘very appealing’ job, YouGov survey suggests

Teachers’ maternity pay offer will rise to eight weeks, in line with NHS staff – but it will still be significantly below that of some public sector workers

Tes’ annual review of the salaries of chief executives at the largest multi-academy trusts reveals that a quarter of them had a bigger percentage pay rise than teachers