Foreword
The Government has decided to honour the recommendation of the school teacher review body (STRB) to award a 5.5 per cent pay rise to all teachers and leaders in England. Schools will receive an additional £1.2 billion to fund this pay rise.
Members should be proud of what they have achieved through a hard-fought campaign, but the Government should be in no doubt that we see this pay award as only a first step towards the major pay correction needed. Our campaign to regain all the pay lost in real terms since 2010 remains a priority.
The success of our campaign for pay restoration is dependent on our ability to deliver national strike action. The only way we can do this is through building the NEU at the workplace and you, as an NEU workplace rep, are pivotal to this.
However, pressuring the Government to take seriously the issue of teacher pay is just part of the battle.
Securing the implementation of this year’s national pay awards, and the removal of performance related pay are absolute priorities this term.
These issues and other unfair pay practices are challenges that must be met at the workplace by organised, vigilant NEU workplace groups. Effective workplace groups and the ability to deliver national changes are two sides of the same coin.
This pay bargaining toolkit will provide you and your colleagues with the guidance and resources you need to take a pro-active approach to pay bargaining in your workplace and secure the changes we need to ensure teachers and support staff are fairly paid. This is central to our mission to recruit and retain the best educators for our schools and colleges who will shape the future of education.
Daniel Kebede
General secretary, National Education Union
Model pay letter
Hold an all-member meeting to discuss the implementation of the pay awards and removal of PRP.