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INDEPENDENT schools are failing to pay support staff properly with two in three forced to take on second jobs to make ends meet, the National Education Union’s (NEU) annual conference heard today.
Delegates passed a motion for Britain’s largest education union to build a national campaign to improve pay and conditions for support staff in the sector.
They also heard a recent poll found that nine in 10 have been noticeably affected by cost-of-living pressures, seven in 10 saying their pay “could be better or was inadequate.”
NEU general secretary Daniel Kebede said: “Independent sector employers need to do far better by support staff, who are the backbone of every school.
“One in five support staff members who work in independent schools tell us they receive no cost-of-living increase for the academic year 2023/24.
“Show that you value support staff by reviewing and increasing their pay.”
Delegate James Armstrong, who works at Brighton College, reportedly Britain’s most expensive private school, told of how matrons on £19,000 a year won a 50 per cent rise after joining the NEU.
