New chancellor Nadhim Zahawi would not commit to giving senior teachers a bigger pay rise – something he was lobbying Treasury for while education secretary just last week.
Speaking to national media this morning after his promotion in last night’s dramatic reshuffle, Zahawi said he will wait for the pay review bodies before making a decision.
Zahawi proposed a nine per cent rise next year for new teachers, but just three per cent for all others.
But it was reported last week that Zahawi – while education secretary – had asked the Treasury for more funding so he could up the rise for senior teachers next year to five per cent.
