Michael Gove’s

Michael Gove’s

mission to mission to

de-regulate your

de-regulate your

pay and pay and

conditionsconditions

Spring 2013Spring 2013

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Loosens national framework for

Loosens national framework for

paypay No more fixed pay points

No more fixed pay pointsOnly statutory minimum and

Only statutory minimum and

maximum pay levels, with as

maximum pay levels, with as

many points between these as a

many points between these as a

school chooses

school choosesProgression more closely linked to

Progression more closely linked to

individual performance

individual performance No guarantees on pay “portability”

No guarantees on pay “portability”

Ends a system that has

Ends a system that has

predictability and security and

predictability and security and

that has existed since 1924

that has existed since 1924

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Encourages schools to limit the pay

Encourages schools to limit the pay

available for teaching posts –

available for teaching posts –

something which isn’t permitted

something which isn’t permitted

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Says starting pay should reflect

Says starting pay should reflect

“market conditions”, which will

“market conditions”, which will

often mean the lowest pay schools

often mean the lowest pay schools

can get away with.

can get away with.Suggests as many as three different

Suggests as many as three different

levels of pay rise for different

levels of pay rise for different

teachersteachers

Encourages schools to relate pay

Encourages schools to relate pay

progression to matters such as peer

progression to matters such as peer

review or student or parent voice

review or student or parent voice

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The DfE guidance says that completing

induction is not necessarily enough to

earn NQTs a pay rise

Progression to the Upper Pay Range can

depend on teachers being “good

enough to provide coaching and

mentoring, giving advice and

demonstrating effective teaching

practice”

Where teachers start on the Upper Pay

Range might depend on the “nature of

their post” – so schools may now begin

offering pay progression as an

alternative to TLR payments for

responsibilities.

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Schools can deny pay progression

Schools can deny pay progression

even to good performers beyond a

even to good performers beyond a

set rate for the job.

set rate for the job. So the DfE’s suggestion that good

So the DfE’s suggestion that good

teachers should have a “reasonable

teachers should have a “reasonable

expectation” of reaching the top of

expectation” of reaching the top of

the pay scales is unenforceable.

the pay scales is unenforceable.

Pay progression can be withheld

Pay progression can be withheld

without advance warning and

without advance warning and

without putting teachers on

without putting teachers on

capability procedures

capability proceduresSchools will no longer have to pay

people at the same level when they

move schools or return from a

break

Where

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Where

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lead?

lead?

Greater divisions in schools and

Greater divisions in schools and

lack of transparency

lack of transparencySchools could decide that only a

Schools could decide that only a

fixed number of staff can progress

fixed number of staff can progress

each yeareach year

Schools could find any argument

Schools could find any argument

they like for denying progression.

they like for denying progression.

A higher pay rise for one teacher

A higher pay rise for one teacher

will mean a lower pay rise, or no

will mean a lower pay rise, or no

pay rise, for others

pay rise, for othersCould it mean more competition

Could it mean more competition

and less collaboration in schools?

and less collaboration in schools?

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more

more The DfE guidance confirms that

Ofsted will be monitoring

matters – and that Ofsted

inspectors will be given detailed

reports on pay progression

decisions and school leaders will

be questioned and asked to justify

them.

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And y

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more

Michael Gove has now confirmed

that this is indeed only the first

stage of his attack.He has asked the School Teachers’

Review Body (STRB) to review our

working conditions – PPA time,

cover, admin tasks etcHe has also stated publicly that the

school day and school year should

be longer and asked the STRB to

report on this in January 2014This is an unprecedented attack on

our national pay and conditions

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2011 and 2012 pay freeze

2011 and 2012 pay freezePension contributions up again in

Pension contributions up again in

April 2013April 2013

Average 1% pay increase in 2013

Average 1% pay increase in 2013

but maybe not for everyone

but maybe not for everyoneThere is no extra money for

There is no extra money for

implementing new pay policies

implementing new pay policies

Government wants “downward

Government wants “downward

pressure” on overall pay bill

pressure” on overall pay billSchool budgets could be cut in

School budgets could be cut in

20142014

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Schools must revise pay policies in

Schools must revise pay policies in

consultation with staff unions

consultation with staff unionsDfE Toolkit is guidance only

DfE Toolkit is guidance onlyNUT/NASUWT have a model policy

NUT/NASUWT have a model policy

and checklist, which maintains

and checklist, which maintains

most of the existing framework

most of the existing frameworkWe want schools to adopt our

We want schools to adopt our

policypolicy

Both unions will sanction strike

Both unions will sanction strike

action where schools do not

action where schools do not

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NUT and NASUWT have agreed to

NUT and NASUWT have agreed to

work together on joint campaign

work together on joint campaign

to stop Gove

to stop Gove

Sets aside 90 years of differences

Sets aside 90 years of differencesAction Short of Strike Action

Action Short of Strike Action

continuescontinues

Further strategy on strike action

Further strategy on strike action

agreed at annual conferences

agreed at annual conferences

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Joint education rallies on April 27

Joint education rallies on April 27 thth, ,

May 11May 11 thth and 18

and 18 ththMore rallies to follow

More rallies to followJoint regional strike on June 27

Joint regional strike on June 27 thth in in

north-westnorth-west

Further regional strikes in

Further regional strikes in

September and October

September and OctoberJoint national strike in November

Joint national strike in November

Intention to call further strike

Intention to call further strike

beyond this if Gove doesn’t listen

beyond this if Gove doesn’t listen

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educa

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All these proposals soften schools

All these proposals soften schools

up for privatisation

up for privatisation25,000 schools setting their own

25,000 schools setting their own

pay policies is bad for education

pay policies is bad for education

No evidence that PRP will improve

No evidence that PRP will improve

teaching or education

teaching or educationNo evidence that longer days and

No evidence that longer days and

terms will improve education

terms will improve educationOur children already spend more

Our children already spend more

time in school than many

time in school than many

European countries

European countries

What

can y

ou

What

can y

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do?

do?

Call a joint union meeting in your

Call a joint union meeting in your

school to discuss this

school to discuss thisLook out for NUT/NASUWT model

Look out for NUT/NASUWT model

policy and checklist

policy and checklistTell your head that you expect this to

Tell your head that you expect this to

be adoptedbe adopted

Attend local rallies and meetings

Attend local rallies and meetings

Organise something in your school or

Organise something in your school or

area on June 27

area on June 27 th toth to support support

colleagues in NW

colleagues in NWE-mail your MP

E-mail your MP www.teachers.org.uk

Be ready to take strike action

Be ready to take strike action