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Northern Ireland teacher pay rise 'unaffordable' given budget cuts

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Unlike their GB counterparts, Northern Ireland teachers have not had a pay rise for nearly three years.

Head teachers protested outside the Department of Education headquarters on Friday at not having had a pay rise in three yearsIt is "simply unaffordable" to give teachers a pay rise within the current education budget, the Department of Education has said.The department's budget has been cut and it said it is already £300m short of what it needs this year.

The department's statement came after about 70 head teachers protested at Department of Education headquarters in Bangor on Friday. However, the spokesperson said that "schools which do not submit the full required census data electronically run a risk that they may not receive their correct and fair share of the education budget".

Inflation was running at around 10% for some of 2022-23 driven by rises in the cost of everyday goods and energy.The unions have not yet made public what pay settlement they are seeking for 2023-24.

 

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