Educators’ pay 2025: painting over the rot

UCU Congress 2025 – UCU Left Report

UCU Congress 2025 took place at a critical time as our sectors face a deepening crisis. In HE 10,000 jobs are set to go, and another 10,000 at risk next year. In Adult Education pay rises have lagged behind FE and face funding cuts of up to 6%. In FE chronic underfunding and pay that … Continue reading "UCU Congress 2025 – UCU Left Report "

Educators’ pay 2025: painting over the rot

In this article, rs21 educators explain why we still need to ballot and strike over this ‘offer’, and why we need to start arguing for a different vision of education. Last week, the government finally published the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB)’s recommendations on pay. The proposal offers a four per cent increase, only partially funded, to take effect from September 2025. Instead of striking merely for a few additional percentage points,…