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I'm not sure that I support the members of the NUT in this action. From what I see of things Teachers still hold a privileged position in this country. And while the wages, conditions and pension are not what they might be expected to earn in the private sector, (remember this is a vocation) they are still generous.
I think that it is far more pertinent for us, the taxpayer to ask whether we get full value for the money that we spend on keeping teachers in the style to which they object so strongly. A 2.45% increase is not, by any means over generous, but neither is it the gratuitous insult that the NUT claim.
If we, the Taxpayer, agreed to pay teachers more than 2.45%, would we be likely to get a commensurate increase in productivity? Would there be less children playing truant, or failing their exams or leaving school unable to read and write or do simple arithmetic? Would school discipline impove?
Somehow I doubt it.