A pay rise of 3 per cent for most teachers from September will be “affordable” and keep salaries “competitive”, the government has said.
However, in its evidence to the school teachers’ review body (STRB) published today, the Department for Education admitted there could be “more headroom” for a greater rise if energy costs fall.
While the STRB is independent, the government sets the parameters in which it has to operate.
This year’s remit letter said its recommendations should “strike a careful balance, recognising the vital importance of teachers and other public sector workers, whilst […] not increasing the country’s debt further, and being careful not to drive prices even higher in the future”.
