Teaching Union says schools are denying teachers their national pay rise
Research carried out by the NASUWT Teaching Union has found that some schools are telling teachers they would lose their jobs if schools had to pay them the salary increase, ranging from 1.5% to 3.5%.
A survey by the union of 6,900 teachers found 12% had been told they were not getting any pay rise at all, with a further 45% yet to be informed of a decision.
NASUWT General Secretary, Chris Keates, likened the situation to the “wild west” and said it was “complete chaos”.
The union also found cases where:
- Teachers had been told they’d get a partial pay rise but not the full amount.
- Teachers were being given the full pay award, but it was being backdated only until January and not September.
- More than one in 10 NQTs were not getting any pay award at all because they had signed contracts in July based on last year’s rates.
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