A very good question was raised yesterday at a school I visited. Why should it take 11 years for a new teacher to reach full salary? That's a third of a career, and seems excessive!
With so many in the system with fewer than 11 years experience, I see this as an important area of focus for future negotiations. In order to make it a priority, it should come forward as a branch resolution to the AGM where, if it passes debate, it could be referred to the NBTF committee which puts our asking package together.
Deadline for Branch nominations is April 1.