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Sixth form colleges

Teachers' pay and working conditions in sixth form colleges are decided in negotiations with the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association. The NEU leads the teachers’ side in the negotiations and campaigns for fair pay and working conditions in sixth form colleges. The NEU has members in more than 70 sixth form colleges in England.  

Over the last four weeks teachers in sixth form colleges have been voting in their tens of thousands in our preliminary online ballot. Thank you to every single one of you who voted to demonstrate to the Government the strength of feeling among teachers on the issues of pay and funding for colleges.

We can now announce the results.

Overall turnout: 2,852 (67.3%)

Q1: Do you agree that you should receive an above-inflation pay rise for 2024-25?

YES: 95.8% NO: 4.2%

Q2: Would you vote “yes” to strike action for a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise that constitutes a meaningful step towards a long-term correction in pay, and further funding to provide improved levels of staffing provision in schools and education services?

YES: 88% NO: 12%

Our national executive will meet next week, at our conference in Bournemouth, to discuss this result and decide the next steps we’ll be taking.

We will be back in touch with you soon. Many thanks for your support. Together we will save our schools.

Important publications

The Red Book

Teaching staff in sixth form colleges conditions of service handbook.

The Lilac Book

Sixth form colleges support staff conditions of service handbook.

Workload

Policies

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