Det er for lite penger i potten i kommuneoppgjørene til å få gjort noe med rekrutteringskrisen, mener Steffen Handal. Han forventer at politikerne snart må komme på banen.

More talks between government officials and unions have taken place as schools prepare for teachers' strikes. However, unions say there was no discussion of an increased pay offer.

Parents are being called on to help teachers in their fight for a pay rise as unions try to win the public relations battle against the government over next month’s strikes.

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has claimed that "almost every newly experienced teacher and 40% of experienced teachers will actually get pay rises up to 15.9%". But is she right?

Teachers do not need to go on strike to get "attention", the education secretary has said.

The education secretary said she was willing to talk to teachers about money but stopped short of promising to review pay, after teachers in England and Wales announced seven days of strike action over February and March.

Flere lærere sier nei til sensoroppdrag for å markere motstand mot resultatet av streiken i fjor. "Jeg velger å si nei i år, for aller første gang på 20 år som lærer", sier Christina Bjørnsdatter Langballe.

IFS says pay erosion helps explain why traditionally moderate teaching unions are considering strike action.

Studier på högskola efter att ha läst in behörighet på Komvux kan öka årslönen, enligt en ny rapport från studieförbundet Näringsliv och Samhälle.

Teachers and social workers have experienced the worst pay growth in the UK in the last decade, which has seen public sector salaries falling significantly behind those in the private sector, according to research.

Almost every state school in England is struggling to provide proper support for children with special educational needs because of insufficient support staff, a new survey has revealed.