This message was sent to NAHT members in England via email on 28 March 2023:
Following the meeting of the national executive committee (NEC) yesterday evening, I am writing today to provide you with further information about the offer that all the education unions have received from the government.
NAHT's NEC believes that the offer does not address over a decade of pay erosion. The NEC is also clear that the offer does not address the crushing weight of unreasonable accountability or workload. As such, the offer fails to address the recruitment and retention crisis that is damaging the quality of the education you aspire to deliver on behalf of the young people in your care.
The NEC is not persuaded that sufficient funding is being made available to meet even this inadequate offer. To be very clear, the government is proposing to fund the £1,000 payment for 2022/23, but only 0.5% of the overall 4.5% pay award for 2023/24, leaving schools to find the remaining 4% from existing budgets (you will find further detail about this below).
