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Teachers' unions unite to highlight 'national crisis' in profession

Six unions call for pay increases above proposed 1% annual level, and warn more pupils are being taught by unqualified staff

Teachers’ unions are urging the government to ward off a “national crisis” in the profession, warning that increasing numbers of pupils face being taught by unqualified staff.

In an unusual joint submission to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) – the pay review body for England and Wales – six unions, including the National Union of Teachers, have combined to call for pay increases above the 1% annual level the Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to offer over the next four years

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/jan/11/teachers-unions-unite-to-highlight-national-crisis-in-profession