Teachers' pay rises

Oh I don’t know Callistemon you could be right , but until only a few years ago we were a 5 generation family and according to the children my grandma was “a very old lady” . So I’m half expecting a 99 year old to take over as head teacher .

I do know one who did exactly what trisher said; none of mine were at the school but I know someone who worked there.
This HM had moved from a tiny school in a lovely area to a larger one and I asked my friend, a teacher, why he would do that and have all the stress when he was near retirement - she said 'to boost his pension, of course!'.
I can say no more about him on a public forum!

You make it sound as though it’s wrong to go for promotion. What’s wrong with part or whole of the motivation being an improved pension? Anyway I thought changes to pensions now mean that they are not final salary but average earnings so there’s less advantage in doing that.

Of course it's not wrong if you have something to offer.

Well if you’re appointed to the job, it must be thought you have something to offer. People change jobs for a whole raft of reasons - it doesn’t always involve more money but sometimes it does, so what?

My post was merely anecdotal suziewoozie and a tale about one person in reply to trisher's post as trisher has obviously experienced this, if rarely; it wasn't a general observation.

Anecdotes can be very misleading and not even necessarily based on fact but perception, Your post sounded very critical and also made it sound as though it happened a lot - by implication at least. As someone once said ‘the plural of anecdotes is not data’.

It’s another occasion when Theresa May says the right thing and either doesn’t do it or doesn’t fund it. How are councils who have had budgets demolished to the extent many can’t meet statutory responsibilities, to pay wage increases?

Teachers on long term sick leave should not have to worry they’ll be dismissed before the end of their statutory sick leave. Stress levels are high as a result of government policies, many newly qualified teachers leave within five years. Some teachers work for agencies, higher wages maybe but no holiday or sick pay and, no long term commitment. If they aren’t happy in the school, they move on, it’s the same in nursing, social work for example.
We need a more constructive supportive culture for public servants, which the government can model. Just like the recent conservative governments have modelled scorn and disdain

suziewoozie How can I do know one who did exactly what trisher said possibly be interpreted as saying it made it sound as though it happened a lot!!

Is perhaps English not your first language, in which case your interpretation of my post would be understandable?

It was one anecdote based on known fact.
Is that plain enough?

My DD is a Deputy Head Teacher, and said only yesterday when I was at their house that the Govt is only funding 0.75% of this. She doesn't know how her school will be able to fund the remainder! There is no-one left there they can make redundant as running on the bare minimum for staff already.

It was an empty gesture - easy for TM to make one when she's leaving office, leaving someone else to pick up the pieces. I'm surprised at her.