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Support-staff unions threaten industrial action over pay
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Support-staff unions threaten industrial action over pay

10 June 2026
GMB, Unison and Unite express ‘profound concerns’ over the direction of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body.
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Unions slam ‘lack of meaningful progress’ on support staff pay
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Unions slam ‘lack of meaningful progress’ on support staff pay

10 June 2026
Unions representing school support staff have threatened the government with industrial action over a “lack of meaningful progress” on improving pay.
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DfE announces £4,500 bonus for early years teachers in 10 most deprived areas
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DfE announces £4,500 bonus for early years teachers in 10 most deprived areas

10 June 2026
Early years teachers in 10 of England’s most deprived areas are eligible for a £4,500 annual bonus in a bid to boost recruitment and retention in the sector.
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‘Unfair and demoralising’: Thousands of graduates earning less than £12.71 an hour five years after leaving university
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‘Unfair and demoralising’: Thousands of graduates earning less than £12.71 an hour five years after leaving university

09 June 2026
Tens of thousands of university graduates are earning less than the national living wage five years after finishing their degree, shocking new data shows.
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Nursery teachers to get £4,500 tax-free bonus if they take jobs in these 10 areas
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Nursery teachers to get £4,500 tax-free bonus if they take jobs in these 10 areas

09 June 2026
Qualified nursery teachers will be offered a £4,500 tax-free bonus to take jobs in 10 areas of the country with the most acute staff shortages.
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Union baron threatening winter of national school strikes while urging teachers to shun weekend marking is on six-figure pay package worth almost as much as Prime Minister's salary
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Union baron threatening winter of national school strikes while urging teachers to shun weekend marking is on six-figure pay package worth almost as much as Prime Minister's salary

08 June 2026
The union baron threatening national school strikes while urging teachers to shun weekend marking got a six-figure pay package worth almost as much as the Prime Minister's salary, it emerged today.
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Northumbria pension switch scheme ends with nearly half signed up
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Northumbria pension switch scheme ends with nearly half signed up

08 June 2026
Majority elect to stay enrolled on more expensive TPS despite offer of incentives up to £12,000.
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Principal sums: 97 college chiefs now on £200k-plus packages
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Principal sums: 97 college chiefs now on £200k-plus packages

04 June 2026
The number of colleges paying £200,000 or more for their chief executives grew by more than a third last year, with the total nearing 100, FE Week analysis shows.
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UCU in ‘difficult position’ over 2 per cent pay offer response
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UCU in ‘difficult position’ over 2 per cent pay offer response

01 June 2026
Members at union’s congress debate whether to hold another national ballot despite failure to reach threshold last year.
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