Community gives evidence to STRB

Community gave oral evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body last week.

Community’s delegation – Martin Hodge (Head of Education Policy), Helen Osgood (Operations Director and National Secretary for Education and Early Years) and David Weeks (National Secretary for London and the South-East) – made the case for a 6% fully-funded pay award for teachers this year, or a 12% rise fully-funded over three years.

In the evidence session, Martin, Helen and David also reiterated our calls for action to be taken on workload, including increasing PPA time to 20%; the right to disconnect at weekends and evenings; and consideration of directed and non-directed time and tasks.

Community’s Head of Education Policy Martin Hodge said:

“It is important that we have the opportunity to present our evidence to the pay review body to ensure that the voices of our teacher members are heard about pay increases and improved working conditions.

“Teaching is a fantastic career, but workload pressure and stress must be addressed to protect staff and reduce the numbers leaving each year. Community recommends increasing PPA time to 20% and introducing the right to disconnect at weekends and evenings to protect teachers and restore work-life balance to the profession.”