Press releases

Private school staff forced to take second jobs to make ends meet, NEU survey finds.

If the Government does not resolve the current pay dispute the NEU will reballot members for a renewed strike mandate.

The five recognised teacher unions are calling on all teachers and school leaders to take a full day of strike on the 26 April.

Keegan's email displays a total disregard for the situation heads are in. It is not good enough to tell them there is enough money in the system if it isn’t distributed to the point of need.

After days of intensive negotiation, the education unions ASCL, NAHT, NASUWT and NEU have been presented with a pay offer by the education Secretary.

The latest NFER report shows what many of us in the education sector have long feared about the state of teacher recruitment and retention: this crisis is entrenched, and it cuts deep and hard.

73% of NEU teacher members in Wales who responded to the union’s consultation have voted to ACCEPT the pay offer put forward by the Welsh Government, and end the dispute.

The Government and the education trade unions, Association of School and College Leaders, National Association of Head Teachers, NASUWT and National Education Union, have agreed to move into a period of intensive talks.

Following the Minister’s revised offer for teachers in Wales, NEU Cymru are consulting their teacher members, to see whether they accept or reject the offer, via an electronic ballot.

Following lengthy negotiations with the Welsh Government, a new, revised and fully-funded pay offer will be put to teacher members.  

An attempt by education unions involved in the industrial action dispute over pay and funding to break the current deadlock and move forward with talks with the government has been ignored.

We are absolutely ready to come to talks. What we cannot accept are pre-conditions which require us to pause strike action.