This week's conversation takes in Amanda Spielman's appearance on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, and what the long-awaited transgender guidance might include
teachers from the national education union walked out today in england and northern ireland on a fourth day of national strikes this year over pay and conditions. teachers in england have rejected a pay offer from the government that would have seen salaries rise by 4.5% on average next year, alongside a one off payment of £1,000 for this year. members of all four teaching unions voted against the deal. here are some facts. the average salary for state school teachers in england is £38,982. teachers salaries in england fell by an average of 11% between 2010 and 2022, after taking inflation into account. and teachers have seen bigger drops in average earnings than most public sector workers on average. we ve brought together two teachers tonight. shivan davis, secondary school english teacher and a teachfirst ambassador from chesham, and louise atkinson a primary school teacher from carlisle and also president of the neu executive.