
Pay toolkit
Use our pay toolkit to secure pay progression, by taking collective action or by pursuing and winning appeals against decisions that individual teachers should not progress.
This autumn term the NEU is campaigning for implementation of the national pay increase and to ensure employers are using the national pay scales. Read more about your pay increase here.
Information and resources to help you and your members secure pay progression.
The Government has published its proposals on school teachers’ pay in England for 2020-21 following consideration of the recommendations of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB).
This annual National Education Union survey is the largest survey on teachers’ pay increases and pay progression each year.
Joint Statement to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) - Fair pay for teachers and school leaders
Teacher Pay: valuing teachers and supporting education in the 2020s. NEU evidence to STRB in February 2021.
The NEU has produced a range of information and advice on teacher pay issues. As well as advice on the annual cost of living award, there is an NEU pay toolkit to help you with specific issues such as securing pay progression, appealing against adverse pay decisions and winning a supportive school pay policy.
Use our pay toolkit to secure pay progression, by taking collective action or by pursuing and winning appeals against decisions that individual teachers should not progress.
The NEU is campaigning for pay progression for all eligible staff, implementation of the national pay increase for all staff and to ensure employers are using the national pay scales.
This calculator estimates, using the latest inflation forecasts available at the time of writing, the impact of the pay announcements for school teachers in England and Wales announced in July 2020.
The impact of the COVID-19 crisis means that, for all schools and academies, PRP is completely unworkable and should be suspended.
Pay scales information on the advisory pay points for the Main Pay Range and Upper Pay Range, and the Leadership Group Pay Range recommended for 1 September 2020.
Your first point of contact for advice and support from the union should be your National Education Union workplace representative.
If you don't know who that is, contact your branch or district. You can get contact details by telling us which local authority you work in: