Sixth Form Teachers (NEU) Strike Calendar
Strike Type: Education
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A planned walkout for Thursday and Friday is no longer going ahead while the union consults members on a pay offer from the Sixth Form Colleges Association. Eight days of strikes have taken place so far, including one that was held last week despite the offer on the table rising from 2 per cent to 4.3 per cent in December. The SFCA increased the pay recommendation after securing £50 million from the government following a threat of a judicial review, which will be pumped into colleges this academic year to help with wages.
The National Education Union (NEU) says around 2,000 members are taking part in a walkout over pay. NEU members at 32 sixth form colleges , externalwhich are not academies, have decided to strike - impacting around 80,000 students. In September, most teachers in schools and academies received a 5.5% pay reward, but sixth form colleges were not included in the pay uplift.
Teachers at 32 sixth form colleges will begin three days of strike action later this month after being snubbed from the government’s pay award for school teachers. The row stems from the announcement in the summer that a 5.5 per cent pay rise for 2024/25 will be funded for schools and academised sixth form colleges. Non-academised sixth form colleges, alongside further education colleges, were excluded from the deal.
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