Gotta admit I'm baffled why teachers feel they have an argument here...most of us have had to accept that the annual pay rise is a thing of the past (unless you're a banker or in the city), and most of us grasp the idea behind performance led pay increases.
Michael Gove says that teachers will not get automatic annual pay rises (join the club guys)....and that pay will be linked to performance. Now to me that means crap teachers get nothing extra and good ones get more.
Ofcom and Ofgem seemingly argue for the consumer but teachers unions are arguing that Ofsted are pawns of government?
To quote the union rep...
"The key issue is the impact of government policy on children and young people, Teachers are concerned that children's rights are being stepped over and there is a real concern about their pay and conditions. Children need teachers who are rewarded as highly skilled professionals."
Hmm...Where are childrens rights being stepped over? and if Michael Gove is rewarding good teachers, doesn't that mean we will have teachers who are 'highly skilled professionals' being rewarded?

Oh and just for the union rep...we all have concerns over our pay and conditions. That argument is irrelevant...teachers are not a special case!