Private school staff are being hit hard by the cost-of-living crisis, according to a survey of almost 3,000 teacher and support staff NEU members working in independent schools.
- More than a fifth of respondents working in private schools have had a pay freeze, with only 2% receiving a salary increase to match inflation.
- One in ten teachers and one in seven support staff have taken on a second job.
- 68% of support staff continue to be paid for term-times only.
Replying to the National Education Union’s 2023 Independent Sector Pay & Conditions Survey, 43% of teachers stated that the cost-of-living crisis had affected their standard of living ‘a lot’. A further 52% replied that their standard of living had been adversely affected ‘a little’, with just a fortunate 4% saying ‘not at all’.
