Why is the NUT balloting? Government policy on teachers’ pay - below-inflation pay increases since 2004, to be repeated in 2009 and 2010 higher increases permitted in the private sector The result? real terms pay cuts, affecting every teacher and hitting the youngest hardest growing signs of recruitment problems

Fair pay for teachers? Pay and inflation teachers’ pay has fallen by around 6% in real terms since 2004 The pay gap between teaching and other professions Starting pay c.£3000 less than for graduates generally IDS research shows this gap grows by a further £5000 or more over the first five years teachers’ pay does not keep pace with other graduates even within the public sector

The NUT’s pay claim The NUT seeks: an increase which at the very least restores the losses due to inflation since 2004 an increase of £3000 or 10%, whichever is higher, to restore pay to proper professional levels

STRB review of teachers’ pay STRB due to review pay for 2009 & 2010 But STRB has already refused to restore pay losses in 2006 and 2007

Who speaks up for teachers? The “social partnership” teacher unions – NASUWT, ATL, NAHT, ASCL and Voice – have agreed with the DCSF and employers to make no proposals on teachers’ pay at this time The NUT is pressing now for a significant increase in pay for teachers Your support for the NUT ballot will strengthen our case

What the Government thinks you’re worth September 2008 increase of 2.45 per cent September 2009 and September 2010 further increases of 2.3 per cent Inner and Outer London slightly higher increases for some - but still below inflation

Teachers’ pay and inflation 2008 pay increase % inflation currently at 4.8% (August RPI) 2007 pay increase - 2.5% inflation at 4.1% 2006 pay increases - 2.5% inflation at 3.6% 2005 pay increase % staged over 17 months also below inflation

Teachers’ pay and inflation

Teachers’ pay and inflation Which inflation measure? Government websites say the RPI is “the most familiar … measure of inflation ” and “commonly used for wage bargaining” the Government prefers CPI – which excludes housing and other costs - but now CPI is rising too Public sector pay increases do not cause inflation!

Examples of inflation costs

How much have we lost? If pay had matched inflation… pay for NQTs would be over £1000 higher pay for UPS3 teachers would be £2000 higher pay for leadership teachers would be higher by £2000 or much more Cumulative pay loss for UPS3 teacher almost £4000 by the end of this year - and rising

The pay gap from day 1 Incomes Data Services research Starting pay NQTs get almost £3,000 less than the average graduate starting salary this gap has grown significantly since 2004

Starting pay: the gap

The pay gap from day 1 Incomes Data Services research Pay progression teachers will have fallen behind other graduates by a further £5000 or more when they get to M6 they even fall behind by a further £1300 to £3000 within the public sector

Pay progression: the gap grows

Pay progression: comparisons

Recruitment & retention Teachers’ pay is affecting teacher supply applications for 2008 primary & secondary teacher training down Too many NQTs leave the profession “we have a significant wastage rate among recently qualified teachers ” – Ed Balls, May 2008

Private sector pay No Government pay limit… private sector pay deals rising by 4% chief executives’ pay now 100 times average earnings bonus payments last year were worth £14 billion pounds

2006 & a breach of trust 2006 & 2007 – the “trigger mechanism” review of 2006 and 2007 pay increases was promised if inflation was higher than expected 2006 – inflation trigger met Government forbade STRB to carry out a review 2007 – inflation trigger met STRB refused to seek permission to carry out a review

Teachers losing out TLR payments system 30,000 fewer teachers holding responsibility payments by March 2007 many more to lose responsibility payments when safeguarding ends in December 2008 pay losses from £1638 to £11,275 p.a

Teachers losing out Upper Pay Scale points 4 and 5 introduced in 1999 – abolished in ,000 teachers on UPS3 have lost a potential £3,400 p.a extra still only 50 or so teachers on the “replacement” ETS

Teachers losing out Housing costs teachers on average pay won’t get a mortgage for the average house in over 3/4 of towns they won’t even get a mortgage for the average flat in almost half of towns mortgage repayments and rent are also rising

Teachers’ workload Real terms pay cuts - but no cuts in workload primary and secondary teachers still work on average 50+ hours per week STRB’s workload survey showed workload actually increased last year NUT campaign focuses on pay but NUT will support members in individual schools on workload too

Teachers’ workload

The NUT’s campaign so far April 24th and afterwards April 24th - the NUT’s one day strike raised the profile of teachers’ pay nationally June 9th - TUC Lobby of Parliament This term the campaign for Fair Pay for Teachers continues ballot for discontinuous strike action

Help the NUT’s campaign vote “yes” in the ballot organise a meeting in your school and persuade your NUT colleagues to vote “yes” in the ballot talk about pay and workload with everyone in your staff room use the NUT facility to send an letter to your MP – go to

The ballot timetable 6 October ballot opens 3 November ballot closes

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