Some schools will be short-changed in grant allocations to cover the rise in employer contributions to teachers’ pensions, leaders fear, despite a government pledge to fully fund it.
Last year, the government announced employer contributions to the teachers’ pension scheme would rise by more than 20 per cent this April from 23.6 to 28.6 per cent.
Ministers said they would cover the rise for state schools with £1.1 billion in additional funding.
Full school-level allocations for 2024–25 have not yet been published, but the Department for Education has provided a calculator tool online for schools and trusts to work out what they will receive.
