The Latest Breaking News from NEU

Teaching union votes to launch strike ballot if pay offer remains ‘unacceptable’

It comes after National Education Union teacher members in England suggested they would be willing to take action over pay.

Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2025

Union to debate launching formal ballot for strike action over teachers’ pay

The majority of National Education Union (NEU) teacher members have said they would be willing to strike over the Government’s proposed 2.8% pay rise.

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2025

Stress taking ‘immense toll’ on teachers in England as union debates industrial action

Research from the NEU suggests only 1.5% of school staff unaffected by stress at work

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2025

Government should ban phones in schools to alleviate pressures – union leader

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the NEU, said the country should look at Australia where social media is banned for under-16s.

Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025

Nigel Farage Vows to “Go to War” with Teachers’ Unions After Schools Accused of Hiding Pro-Reform UK Votes

Farage Vows to “Go to War” with Teachers’ Unions After Schools Accused of Hiding Pro-Reform UK Votes

The Fashion Central · Mar 24, 2025

Edinburgh Makar Michael Pedersen on 10 things that changed his life

THE Sunday National spoke with Edinburgh Makar and poet Michael Pedersen on the 10 things that changed his life...

The National (Scotland) · Mar 9, 2025

English academy chain to improve conditions for Jamaican teachers after strike threat

Union leader describes chain’s record on overseas-trained teachers as ‘Harris Federation’s Windrush’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2025

Sixth form colleges could face walkouts after teachers vote for action over pay

Members of the NASUWT teaching union in non-academised sixth form colleges have backed strike action in a fight for a pay increase.

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025

Cash-strapped schools plan to lay off teachers in blow to Labour’s promise

Despite government pledge to recruit 6,500 new teachers, headteachers are under renewed pressure to avoid going into deficit

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2025

National Education Union suspends planned teacher strikes in sixth form colleges

Members have already staged eight days of strike action since November in a fight for a fully-funded above-inflation pay increase.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025