Pay campaign

Summer spending review

In a much-leaked speech, the Chancellor promised extra funds for the NHS, public housing and an increase in defence spending.

On education, the government said that the core schools’ budget in England would go up by 0.4 per cent in real terms on average over the next three years, reaching £69.5bn by 2029.

The extra money is not enough to solve the crisis in education, but it shows that when we fight, we can win. 

Your pressure resulted in an award of 4 per cent, up from the unfunded 2.8 per cent proposed by the government and additional funding. However there is still a funding shortfall of over £600 million, with 75 per cent of primary schools and 92 per cent of secondaries having to find over 1 per cent of the cost from existing budgets.

Snap poll

Your executive has decided that the union will launch a consultation of teacher members in English state-funded schools.

Thousands voted for this government in the hope things would get better. But forcing schools to make more cuts – when they are in such a desperate state already – will push many over the edge.

You will be contacted next Saturday, 21 June by email and text, to cast your vote by Friday, 27 June at noon. 

What you can do

• Get consultation ready - ensure your details are up to date
• Take part in the consultation when your email or text comes through next Saturday, 21 June.
• Sign up to the Stop School Cuts website and share their posts on your social media.

Become a rep

We need to recruit reps and ballot volunteers to help us make the case for change – if your school doesn't have a rep, please consider holding a meeting of members to elect one.

Become a rep

Pay, funding and STRB

The NEU and joint education unions submitted evidence to the STRB. With recruitment and retention problems at critical levels, driven by pay that is too low and workload that is too high, their decisions must not be constrained by the current inadequate school funding levels.