Pay award for school support staff

Following a two month consultation, members of Unison, GMB and Unite have just agreed to accept an offer of a 10.5% increase for the lowest-paid and 4% increase per cent for higher earners covered by the agreement.

The £1,925 pay rise for all pay points will be for school support staff and other council workers from the Local Government Association (LGA).

The one-year pay offer will be backdated to 1 April 2022 and also includes a 4% increase to allowances. A one day increase to the annual leave of all employees will also come into effect from 1 April 2023.

Unions are asking schools to implement the pay rises as soon as possible. School support staff include TAs, learning assistants, technicians, administrative and auxiliary staff. Employees at academy trusts that continue to follow the NJC’s ‘green book’ terms-and-conditions agreement will also be covered by the offer.

Many non-teaching staff in maintained schools and council education departments will benefit from the increase, but schools will undoubtedly struggle as a result of more unfunded pay rises for staff on top of rising costs.