Oxfordshire NEU Summer Newsletter 2025 - Flipbook - Page 4
Executive update cont.
If
we
step
back
now,
what
message
does
that
send? That a 2.8% cut is acceptable? That more
burnout, more resignations, and more cuts are just
If
the
would
government
fund
the
truly
pay
valued
rise
teachers,
properly
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not
they
make
children and schools pay the price.
the cost of doing the job?
Teachers should not have to choose between a fair
No. The NEU is not here to manage decline.
wage and a decent education for their students.
We are here to fight for restoration, for respect,
headlines.
and for the future of our profession.
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Fully
And now, it s even clearer why we must prepare.
leaked
article
We demand more than empty promises and clever
fund
betrayal.
suggests
that
recommend a 4% pay rise
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the
STRB
it
A
4
or
’
it s
not
a
pay
rise.
’
It s
a
Welfare not warfare!
will
which will NOT be
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That s why we need to begin preparing for a formal
fully funded.
ballot starting now, in our schools and workplaces.
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It s not a real pay rise.
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When
the
STRB
It s a cut to education
ready to move
disguised as a deal.
report
is
finalised,
we
must
be
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and move together.
So, use the attached guide to get started. Talk to
Schools would be forced to slash budgets, sack
colleagues.
Build
support.
Organise
your
staff, drop subjects, and cram more students into
overcrowded classrooms
government claims is
