The Latest Breaking News from NEU Cymru

Schools will be forced to find extra money for teacher pay rises after councils back track on pledge

Vale of Glamorgan Council said it has a £9.7m funding shortfall after "significant rises in price, inflation and interest rates" while at least four other councils also won't be funding it, say unions

Wales Online · Mar 10, 2023

Teachers strike back on as union rejects renewed pay offer from Welsh Government

Teachers will walk out again on March 2 and two more strike days likely later on in March

Wales Online · Feb 15, 2023

All the big questions about the new teacher pay offer

An Institute for Fiscal Studies economist said the cost of the teacher's pay offer in Wales will be around £50m

Wales Online · Feb 10, 2023

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

Teaching union to ballot members over possible strike action

Children's education is suffering because relatively low pay and conditions means schools cannot fill vacancies and retain teachers, warned UCAC

Wales Online · Oct 11, 2022

The strikes and industrial action that could hit schools and universities in Wales

Staff are angry over below inflation pay offers as the cost of living bites

Wales Online · Oct 3, 2022

What the 5% pay rise for schools really means for teachers

Unions are threatening to ballot for industrial action over the rise which brings the starting salary for new teachers to £28,866

Wales Online · Jul 21, 2022