Teachers working second jobs to ‘keep eating’ during cost of living crisis One in 10 teachers are believed to have taken on another role alongside teaching The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2022
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 · Nov 27, 2022
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 · Nov 24, 2022
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 · Nov 24, 2022
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 · Nov 23, 2022
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 · Nov 23, 2022
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 · Nov 22, 2022
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 · Nov 22, 2022
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 · Nov 22, 2022
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 · Nov 11, 2022
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 · Nov 10, 2022
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 · Oct 20, 2022
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 · Oct 16, 2022
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 · Oct 16, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022 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
Wales Online · Oct 14, 2022 Teachers to vote on strike action in row over pay Members of two unions could walk out
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022 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 · Sep 29, 2022 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) · Sep 28, 2022 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.
Wales Online · Sep 5, 2022 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 · Sep 4, 2022 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 · Sep 2, 2022 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 · Sep 2, 2022 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 · Aug 30, 2022 ‘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 · Aug 26, 2022 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