Snap poll
The STRB report and the Government's response were published on 1 July. The NEU has responded to the Government's proposal of a 3.5% teacher pay increase in September 2026, followed by a 3% increase in September 2027.
Your executive’s decision to ballot members on industrial action was rooted in the belief that every child deserves a properly funded education, and every educator deserves the resources and conditions needed to provide that for our young people and our communities.
So, now we need you – teachers in maintained schools in England – to have your say, via a snap poll, on the pay offer of 3.5 per cent this year and 3 per cent next year, with at least 1.1 per cent of this having to be funded from your school’s budget.
Eligible members should have received an email and a text message with a link to the online snap poll. The poll asks you to answer four questions to inform your union's next steps. It is vitally important that we hear from as many members as possible.
The poll will close at 4pm on Friday, 17 July, so you must vote before then to make your voice heard.
No profession, no sector – no matter how dedicated or resilient its workforce – can indefinitely compensate for political choices that result in systematic, long-term underfunding.
Let us make no mistake: we are now at a crunch point. Because if we don’t act to save education, who will?
Poll questions
- Is the government offer of 3.5 per cent this year and 3 per cent next year acceptable? YES/NO
- Would you be prepared to take strike action to win an improved pay offer beyond the current award of 3.5 per cent for 2026/27? YES/NO
- Is it acceptable that your school will need to fund the first 1.1 per cent of the pay rise? YES/NO
- Would you be prepared to take strike action to ensure that any pay award is fully funded? YES/NO
