Teachers’ pensions delays ‘unacceptable’, says minister Georgia Gould insists government is ‘putting more resources in to support it’ as tens of thousands face anxious wait
10 things we learned from DfE teacher pay evidence Department believes schools can make savings by looking at composition of leadership teams and deployment of support staff
DfE suggests 6.5% teacher pay rise – but over three years Department publishes its evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body
Ministers ask for three-year teacher pay proposals and directed time review Teacher pay body also told to consider a salary safeguarding reduction and allow maintained schools to pay bonuses
Schools risk ‘inadvertently’ breaking minimum wage law Bottom end of unqualified teacher pay scales could fall below legal requirements, legal experts warn
Teacher pay and conditions: 5 suggestions from the STRB Make schools ‘fully embrace’ flexible working, review pay grades and consider multi-year settlements, says review body
Teacher pay: DfE accepts 4% rise, provides £615m funding But schools must fund a quarter of the rise themselves, on top of savings they’ve already budgeted for
One in six teachers would take 20% less pension for a 10% pay rise EPI urges government to investigate the possibility of flexibility in the teachers’ pension scheme
DfE: 2.8% teacher pay rise ‘would be appropriate’ for 2025-26 Schools told they will need to find ‘efficiencies’ to ‘supplement’ extra cash allocated at the budget