Pay teachers 12% or risk industrial action, says NASUWT

The NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union is today issuing formal notices to the Secretary of State for Education, local authorities and employers in England that it is in dispute over the failure to confirm a pay award of 12% for all teachers for the current academic year. 

Dr Patrick Roach, NASUWT General Secretary, said:

“A 5% pay award for 2022/23 is an insult with inflation running in the double digits and following a decade of real-terms pay cuts to teachers’ salaries.

“Teachers need and deserve a fully funded real terms pay award which will begin the process of restoring salary levels.  

“The failure to invest in teachers will only further undermine the recruitment and retention of teachers and the continued provision of high-quality education for children and young people. 

“Ministers have failed to respond to our calls for negotiations and, once again, we are calling on them to get around the table to find a solution in order to avert potential industrial action.

“The Government cannot continue to engage the tactics of dodge and delay to the detriment of our members’ pay and living standards.

“Responsibility for any future industrial action now rests firmly and squarely with government and employers.”