In Leicestershire we broke up on July 7. I was ready for the holiday, and the staff and students were too.
There are always loose ends to tie off, but the big ticket items were done: recruitment for September, budget sign off, three-year plan (costed) and building work for summer (paid for and signed off).
But within two weeks of the summer break, the government announced its teacher pay proposals. Experienced teachers will get a five per cent rise (rather than the government’s proposed three per cent). Proposals for rises of up to 10.5 per cent for the lowest-paid support staff have also been tabled.
