Motion
- Motion title
- Improving pay and conditions for newly qualified educators
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Meeting link
- FE Conference
- Meeting date
- 28 May 2026
- Status
- Carried
- Motion
- F10
- Motion text
Congress notes:
1. there's a record shortage of educators coming into FE
2. almost 50% educators leave their role within 3 years
3. workload and stress for them is often higher than more experienced staff
4. pay in most places of work is below 30k per annum.
Congress resolves:
a. to campaign for a national agreement for supporting newly qualified educators such as mentoring
b. a 30% reduction of workload for the first two years compared to more experienced staff.
c. the minimum starting wage for newly qualified educators to be the same as schoolteachers starting pay.
- Proposing body
- West Midlands regional FE Committee
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Further education committee (FEC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2026/F/05-28/075/F10