Wirral NEU

SAVE EDUCATION Building the Ballot
2026-02-03 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London)
The government is proposing a shockingly low 1% pay increase next year — and just 6.5% over three years. These figures are likely to be below inflation, meaning they are asking you to accept yet another real-terms pay cut.
And how do they plan to fund this?
By forcing schools to make even deeper cuts — cuts that will hit children, staff, and classrooms.
Worst of all, they want to scrap the 1265 directed time protection. If this happens, you could be told to work even more hours, with no upper limit, and no meaningful safeguards. Your workload could grow endlessly, with no ability to challenge it.
This isn’t just a bad deal.
It’s a deeply unfair expectation that educators should work harder, for less, in even tougher conditions.

WE SAY NO, AND IT IS TIME TO BALLOT!

You are warmly invited to attend our Online Save Education briefing on building the ballot, an essential call designed to ensure every member is fully equipped for the campaign ahead. Every member is strongly encouraged to take part, as your involvement is vital to our collective strength and success. In exceptional circumstances where full attendance isn’t possible, each school must ensure at least one representative is present so that key information and actions are shared across every workplace.

The meeting is Tuesday 3rd Feb at 6pm online.

Your presence matters—together, we can build the ballot and defend education.
