DEFENDING EDUCATION PROTECTING TEACHERS Michael Gove says he is at war with the teacher unions In January 2012 he said that teachers are “happy with failure” and “enemies of promise” We say Michael Gove is waging a war on teachers – and now NUT & NASUWT are fighting back with a joint programme of lobbying, rallies, action short of strike action and strike action

THE WAR ON TEACHERS What Gove has done so far: Pay freeze and real terms cuts in funding Attack on pensions Attack on performance management Forced academisation of schools Attack on the national pay structure in schools What he may do in future: Attack on conditions – limits on hours, PPA time, protection from cover 

THE WAR ON EDUCATION eBacc A level reforms History teaching Phonics Testing League tables Academies Free schools Gove vs reality

THE RESULT NUT/YouGov survey on teacher morale (Jan 2013) 55% say morale is low or very low Up 13% since April 2012 77% disagree with pay determination by head teachers or governors “If anyone says to you that 'staff morale is at an all-time low', you know you are doing something right." - Ofsted Chief Inspector Michael Wilshaw, Dec 2011

PAY – CUT BY 15% UNDER GOVE During the Coalition Government’s term of office: Pay freeze for 2011 and 2012 1% limits for 2013 and 2014 Pension contributions up on average by 3.2% Impact including inflation Over 15% loss of spending power Can we afford to stay in teaching?

TEN REASONS TO OPPOSE GOVE’s PAY PROPOSALS THE NEW PAY ATTACKS End of mandatory pay scales in schools – main and upper scales replaced by ranges, no fixed points More PRP - all pay progression linked to appraisal and to individual teachers’ performance Portability of current pay entitlements and UPS status abolished Head teachers and governing bodies will decide how much to pay new teachers, whether teachers progress and by how much TEN REASONS TO OPPOSE GOVE’s PAY PROPOSALS

WHY GOVE'S PAY PROPOSALS ARE A THREAT TO EVERY TEACHER Think your head teacher won't want to take advantage by holding down your pay? Ofsted will be asked to make sure that they do Think you will progress as fast or faster than now? Funding pressures or a change of manager could change that Think you aren’t affected because you’re already at the top of the pay scale? Further changes could affect every one of us

PENSIONS – ALREADY ATTACKED Pension contribution increases already being imposed An average 50% hike in the amount you pay for your pension Completely unrelated to the funding of the pensions scheme – taking money from teachers to pay for the recession Changes to the pension scheme from 2015 onwards Pay more – these contribution increases are permanent Work longer – younger teachers to work to 68 or even longer Get less – due to lower “career average” pensions and changes to pensions indexation

WORKLOAD & WORKING CONDITIONS Workload and working time remain excessive – but now we face possible threats to: the working time limits of 195 days and 1,265 hours the entitlement to 10% PPA time in schools limits on the obligation to cover Their statutory force is already removed in academies – now potentially under threat in schools as well Taking a stand on workload is consistent with regaining our autonomy and professionalism

THE NUT/NASUWT RESPONSE NUT and NASUWT joint programme of lobbying, rallies, action short of strike action and strike action Regional “Rallies for Education” open to all Continuation/escalation of action short of strike action Strike action from June on a rolling regional basis – with national strike action in the autumn if necessary See details at www.teachers.org.uk/campaigns/pay But Michael Gove can avoid all this by agreeing to back down and negotiate

CONTINUING / ESCALATING ASOS We can win the withdrawal of Gove's proposals through the threat of national strike action But a “school by school” strategy as well – continue and deepen the existing ASOS in schools and colleges NUT & NASUWT model pay policy / checklist to protect pay scales, pay progression and portability escalation of action where schools don’t adopt a pay policy compliant with our checklist 

GETTING MEMBERS’ SUPPORT Your Union needs the support of its members  Talk to your NUT and NASUWT colleagues Encourage them to write to their MPs – use the facility at www.teachers.org.uk/campaigns/pay Support the regional Rallies for Education Build support for ASOS and for strike action when the time comes Elect a Union rep if there isn’t one already

WE ARE WINNING THE ARGUMENT Most teachers reject Gove ASOS - protecting teachers but also showing that it is we not Gove who know the value of teaching The public also rejects his views eBacc petition – almost 30,000 signatures helped force Gove to withdraw his proposals for the EBCs We can see off this Government’s attacks on teachers and our education system!