Teachers - are you voting yes for strike action

[sandgrounder]

Went to NUT meeting at school yesterday re pension reform. Cannot see myself teaching until 68 and who wants their kids taught by oldies not wanting to be there.

I do agree to some extent fivecandles, why is it so wrong for teachers to be motivated by a wage but OK for a banker or a lawyer. I was told once in a training session that if a teacher was motivated by money they would never be successful. if course it cannot be your sole motivation but it is a valid one. I applied for my promotions in part because I wanted to earn more money.

mrz, I didn't know that there are teachers employed by DfE. our contracts state that the Trust is the employer and our . same as independent schools I think. if this goes ahead, it will be an interesting day. I can barely afford to join a pension scheme as it is.

really?

Teachers in the maintained sector are governed by the STPCD which is revised every year by the Secretary of State for Education and that is your statutory contract.

Oh, I work in an academy (non-teaching staff member of AmiE) which is also a limited company and all contracts state that the trust/governing body is the employer. that STPCD clause was definitely varied in the funding agreement.

www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmpubacc/833/83302.htm

gordongrumblebum - I think I was at the same meeting as you were on the 18th May. Was it an ATL one?