England Grants Teachers 6.6% Pay Rise Over 2 Years as Schools Cover £460 Million
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 1
England Grants Teachers 6.6% Pay Rise Over 2 Years as Schools Cover £460 Million
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 1
Summary
Teachers in England will get 3.5% from September and 3% next year after the government accepted a School Teachers’ Review Body recommendation that exceeded its earlier 6.5%-over-three-years proposal.
£1.8 billion in extra funding will cover most of the higher wage bill for teachers and support staff, but schools must still find nearly a third of the cost from existing budgets.
£460 million would have to come from school budgets, the National Education Union said, warning that could equal 8,300 lost staff posts and keeping open the option of an autumn strike ballot.
Average teacher pay will rise above £52,800 this September and £54,400 in 2027, while colleges will receive another £485 million over two years to help retain staff.
The package also caps academy executive pay at £174,000 without government approval, a move school trust leaders said could slow recruitment and retention of senior staff.