Skip to main content
Sixth form teachers walk out to demand equal pay
A school teacher looking stressed next to piles of classroom books

UP to 2,000 sixth-form teachers across England walked out today, demanding the same pay rises given to staff at other schools.

National Education Union (NEU) members from 32 non-academised sixth-form colleges staged pickets outside their schools, with many gathering later for a rally outside the Department for Education (DfE) headquarters in London.

It comes after the Labour government announced in July that teachers in England will receive a fully funded 5.5 per cent pay rise — but sixth forms without academy status have been excluded.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
A demonstrator outside the Royal Courts of Justice, May 13, 2025
Britain / 13 May 2025
13 May 2025

Campaigners say there is clear evidence British weapons are contributing to war crimes as the government goes on trial to defend its continued supply of arms to Israel

Office workers and commuters walking through Canary Wharf in London during the morning rush hour
Workers' Rights / 13 May 2025
13 May 2025
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during a press conference on the Immigration White Paper in the Downing Street Briefing Room in London, May 12, 2025
Britain / 12 May 2025
12 May 2025

Unions and campaigners condemn Prime Minister's ‘far-right’ rhetoric and new immigration policies